dǿgr

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

dœgr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dōgaz, a z-stem vṛddhi-formation to *dagaz (whence dagr). Related to dǿgn. Cognate with Old English dœg, dōgor.

Noun

dǿgr n (genitive dǿgrs, plural dǿgr)

a twelve-hour period; a half-day
(in the plural) night and day
dǿgr mǿtask nú
now night and day meet

í degi dægr tvau, í dægri stundir tólf
in a day two half-days; in a half-day twelve hours

Declension

Declension of dǿgr (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dǿgr	dǿgrit	dǿgr	dǿgrin
accusative	dǿgr	dǿgrit	dǿgr	dǿgrin
dative	dǿgri	dǿgrinu	dǿgrum	dǿgrunum
genitive	dǿgrs	dǿgrsins	dǿgra	dǿgranna

Descendants

Icelandic: dægur
Faroese: -døgur
Norwegian Nynorsk: døger
Old Swedish: dø̄gher
Old Danish: dø̄ghær
⇒ Old Norse: dǿgn n
- Old Swedish: dø̄ghn
  - Swedish: dygn
- Old Danish: dø̄ghær, dø̄gn
  - Danish: døgn
    - Norwegian Bokmål: døgn
      - →? Norwegian Nynorsk: døgn

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
“dægr” in: Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
“dǿgr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen

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