deigr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *daigaz.

Adjective

deigr

  1. soft (of metal)
  2. timid, cowardly

Declension

    Strong declension of deigr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative deigr deig deigt
accusative deigan deiga deigt
dative deigum deigri deigu
genitive deigs deigrar deigs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative deigir deigar deig
accusative deiga deigar deig
dative deigum deigum deigum
genitive deigra deigra deigra
    Weak declension of deigr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative deigi deiga deiga
accusative deiga deigu deiga
dative deiga deigu deiga
genitive deiga deigu deiga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative deigu deigu deigu
accusative deigu deigu deigu
dative deigum deigum deigum
genitive deigu deigu deigu
    Declension of comparative of deigr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative deigari deigari deigara
accusative deigara deigari deigara
dative deigara deigari deigara
genitive deigara deigari deigara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative deigari deigari deigari
accusative deigari deigari deigari
dative deigurum deigurum deigurum
genitive deigari deigari deigari
    Strong declension of superlative of deigr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative deigastr deigust deigast
accusative deigastan deigasta deigast
dative deigustum deigastri deigustu
genitive deigasts deigastrar deigasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative deigastir deigastar deigust
accusative deigasta deigastar deigust
dative deigustum deigustum deigustum
genitive deigastra deigastra deigastra
    Weak declension of superlative of deigr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative deigasti deigasta deigasta
accusative deigasta deigustu deigasta
dative deigasta deigustu deigasta
genitive deigasta deigustu deigasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative deigustu deigustu deigustu
accusative deigustu deigustu deigustu
dative deigustum deigustum deigustum
genitive deigustu deigustu deigustu

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “deigr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dei̯ɡr̩/, /ˈdei̯ɡɪr/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh deigyr, from Proto-Brythonic *dėgr (“tears”), from Proto-Celtic *dakrū, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱruh₂.

Noun

deigr m (collective, singulative deigryn)

  1. (archaic) tears (drops of water from the eyes)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deigr
radical soft nasal aspirate
deigr ddeigr neigr unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

deigr

  1. Soft mutation of teigr.

Mutation

Mutated forms of teigr
radical soft nasal aspirate
teigr deigr nheigr theigr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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