dáligr

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Old Norse

Etymology

Uncertain. The suffix is -ligr. Possibly from dá (“unconsciousness”).[1]

Adjective

dáligr

  1. bad, evil, harmful, horrible
    Synonyms: vándr, illr
  2. wretched, miserable, ill

Declension

    Strong declension of dáligr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dáligr dálig dáligt
accusative dáligan dáliga dáligt
dative dáligum dáligri dáligu
genitive dáligs dáligrar dáligs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dáligir dáligar dálig
accusative dáliga dáligar dálig
dative dáligum dáligum dáligum
genitive dáligra dáligra dáligra
    Weak declension of dáligr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dáligi dáliga dáliga
accusative dáliga dáligu dáliga
dative dáliga dáligu dáliga
genitive dáliga dáligu dáliga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dáligu dáligu dáligu
accusative dáligu dáligu dáligu
dative dáligum dáligum dáligum
genitive dáligu dáligu dáligu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dálegur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dåleg
  • Old Danish: dålig
  • Swedish: dålig

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “dá 1.”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎ (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 71

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