dyggr
Old Norse
Etymology
From an adjective related to Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful, to avail”).
Adjective
dyggr (accusative dyggvan)
- faithful, trusty
Declension
Strong declension of dyggr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dyggr | dygg | dyggt |
| accusative | dyggvan | dyggva | dyggt |
| dative | dyggum | dyggri | dyggu |
| genitive | dyggs | dyggrar | dyggs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | dyggvir | dyggvar | dygg |
| accusative | dyggva | dyggvar | dygg |
| dative | dyggum | dyggum | dyggum |
| genitive | dyggra | dyggra | dyggra |
Weak declension of dyggr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dyggvi | dyggva | dyggva |
| accusative | dyggva | dyggu | dyggva |
| dative | dyggva | dyggu | dyggva |
| genitive | dyggva | dyggu | dyggva |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | dyggu | dyggu | dyggu |
| accusative | dyggu | dyggu | dyggu |
| dative | dyggum | dyggum | dyggum |
| genitive | dyggu | dyggu | dyggu |
Declension of comparative of dyggr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dyggvari | dyggvari | dyggvara |
| accusative | dyggvara | dyggvari | dyggvara |
| dative | dyggvara | dyggvari | dyggvara |
| genitive | dyggvara | dyggvari | dyggvara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | dyggvari | dyggvari | dyggvari |
| accusative | dyggvari | dyggvari | dyggvari |
| dative | dyggurum | dyggurum | dyggurum |
| genitive | dyggvari | dyggvari | dyggvari |
Strong declension of superlative of dyggr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dyggvastr | dyggust | dyggvast |
| accusative | dyggvastan | dyggvasta | dyggvast |
| dative | dyggustum | dyggvastri | dyggustu |
| genitive | dyggvasts | dyggvastrar | dyggvasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | dyggvastir | dyggvastar | dyggust |
| accusative | dyggvasta | dyggvastar | dyggust |
| dative | dyggustum | dyggustum | dyggustum |
| genitive | dyggvastra | dyggvastra | dyggvastra |
Weak declension of superlative of dyggr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dyggvasti | dyggvasta | dyggvasta |
| accusative | dyggvasta | dyggustu | dyggvasta |
| dative | dyggvasta | dyggustu | dyggvasta |
| genitive | dyggvasta | dyggustu | dyggvasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | dyggustu | dyggustu | dyggustu |
| accusative | dyggustu | dyggustu | dyggustu |
| dative | dyggustum | dyggustum | dyggustum |
| genitive | dyggustu | dyggustu | dyggustu |
Derived terms
- dyggleikr (“faithfulness, probity”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: dyggur
References
- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)