dyrgja
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse dyrgja, from Proto-Germanic *durgijǭ. Related to dvergur (“dwarf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɪrca/
- Rhymes: -ɪrca
Noun
dyrgja f (genitive singular dyrgju, nominative plural dyrgjur)
- (archaic, folklore) a female dwarf (mythological creature)
- (archaic, derogatory) a female dwarf, midget (a very short woman)
- (derogatory) plump woman, fat woman
Declension
declension of dyrgja
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dyrgja | dyrgjan | dyrgjur | dyrgjurnar |
| accusative | dyrgju | dyrgjuna | dyrgjur | dyrgjurnar |
| dative | dyrgju | dyrgjunni | dyrgjum | dyrgjunum |
| genitive | dyrgju | dyrgjunnar | dyrgja/dyrgna | dyrgjanna/dyrgnanna |
Related terms
- durgur
- dvergur (“dwarf”)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *durgijǭ.
Noun
dyrgja f (genitive dyrgju, plural dyrgjur)
- a female dwarf
Declension
Declension of dyrgja (weak jōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dyrgja | dyrgjan | dyrgjur | dyrgjurnar |
| accusative | dyrgju | dyrgjuna | dyrgjur | dyrgjurnar |
| dative | dyrgju | dyrgjunni | dyrgjum | dyrgjunum |
| genitive | dyrgju | dyrgjunnar | dyrgna | dyrgnanna |
References
- “dyrgja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press