blyg
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse *bljúgr.
Adjective
blyg (neuter singular blygt, definite singular and plural blyge, comparative blygere, indefinite superlative blygest, definite superlative blygeste)
- shy, timid
Synonyms
- beskjeden
- fordringsløs
- sjenert
- smålåten
- stillfarende
- stillferdig
- tilbakeholden
- unnselig
References
- “blyg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish bliūgher, blȳgher,[1] from Old Norse *bljúgr. Cognate with Danish bly, Norwegian blyg, Icelandic bljúgur, Old High German blūgo (from Proto-Germanic *bleuga-, *blūga-, “shyly”), Middle Low German blūc, bliuc and dialectal German blug, plug, blaug.[2] Probably ultimately related to blöt (“wet”), from Proto-Germanic *blautaz.
Pronunciation
audio (file) - Rhymes: -yːɡ
Adjective
blyg
- shy, timid
Declension
| Inflection of blyg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | blyg | blygare | blygast |
| Neuter singular | blygt | blygare | blygast |
| Plural | blyga | blygare | blygast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | blyge | blygare | blygaste |
| All | blyga | blygare | blygaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
References
- blyg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- blyg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.