UrsprungRelated to deg (“dough”). Compare Old Norse deigr (“soft”).
- to slowly collapse (sink down, due to a heavy burden)
- figurativelyto be plentiful or laden
“ett dignande julbord” — a plentiful/sumptuous Christmas smorgasbord
“Träden dignade av frukt” — The trees were laden/bursting with fruit
- figurativelyto be overburdened, to be weighed down, to wilt
“De dignade under arbetsbördan” — They wilted under the workload
Formerdignar(present) · dignade(preterite) · dignat(supine) · digna(imperative) · digna(active, infinitive) · -(infinitive, passive) · dignat(active, supine) · -(passive, supine) · digna(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · dignen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · dignar(active, indicative, present) · dignade(active, indicative, past) · -(indicative, passive, present) · -(indicative, passive, past) · digna(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · dignade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)