ylgr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wulgī, from Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷíh₂ (“she-wolf”), from *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”).
Noun
ylgr f (genitive ylgjar, dative ylgi, plural ylgjar)
- she-wolf
Declension
Declension of ylgr (strong ijō-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ylgr | ylgrin | ylgjar | ylgjarnar |
| accusative | ylgi | ylgina | ylgjar | ylgjarnar |
| dative | ylgi | ylginni | ylgjum | ylgjunum |
| genitive | ylgjar | ylgjarinnar | ylgja | ylgjanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: ylgur
- Swedish: ylva
References
- ylgr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press