argr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *argaz, whence also Old English earg, Old High German arg.
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈɑrɣr̩/
Adjective
argr
- (derogatory, offensive) unmanly, effeminate, cowardly
- (derogatory, offensive) bad
Declension
Strong declension of argr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | argr | ǫrg | argt |
| accusative | argan | arga | argt |
| dative | ǫrgum | argri | ǫrgu |
| genitive | args | argrar | args |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | argir | argar | ǫrg |
| accusative | arga | argar | ǫrg |
| dative | ǫrgum | ǫrgum | ǫrgum |
| genitive | argra | argra | argra |
Weak declension of argr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | argi | arga | arga |
| accusative | arga | ǫrgu | arga |
| dative | arga | ǫrgu | arga |
| genitive | arga | ǫrgu | arga |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ǫrgu | ǫrgu | ǫrgu |
| accusative | ǫrgu | ǫrgu | ǫrgu |
| dative | ǫrgum | ǫrgum | ǫrgum |
| genitive | ǫrgu | ǫrgu | ǫrgu |
Declension of comparative of argr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | argari | argari | argara |
| accusative | argara | argari | argara |
| dative | argara | argari | argara |
| genitive | argara | argari | argara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | argari | argari | argari |
| accusative | argari | argari | argari |
| dative | ǫrgurum | ǫrgurum | ǫrgurum |
| genitive | argari | argari | argari |
Strong declension of superlative of argr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | argastr | ǫrgust | argastt |
| accusative | argastan | argasta | argastt |
| dative | ǫrgustum | argastri | ǫrgustu |
| genitive | argasts | argastrar | argasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | argastir | argastar | ǫrgust |
| accusative | argasta | argastar | ǫrgust |
| dative | ǫrgustum | ǫrgustum | ǫrgustum |
| genitive | argastra | argastra | argastra |
Weak declension of superlative of argr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | argasti | argasta | argasta |
| accusative | argasta | ǫrgustu | argasta |
| dative | argasta | ǫrgustu | argasta |
| genitive | argasta | ǫrgustu | argasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ǫrgustu | ǫrgustu | ǫrgustu |
| accusative | ǫrgustu | ǫrgustu | ǫrgustu |
| dative | ǫrgustum | ǫrgustum | ǫrgustum |
| genitive | ǫrgustu | ǫrgustu | ǫrgustu |
Alternative forms
- ragr (by metathesis)
Related terms
- ergi
Descendants
- Danish: arg
- Faroese: argur
- Icelandic: argur
- Norwegian: arg
- Swedish: arg
References
- argr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)