deigr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *daigaz.

Adjective

deigr

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

Declension

References

  • deigr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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 *dáḱruh.

Noun

deigr m (collective, singulative deigryn)

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

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
deigr ddeigr neigr unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

deigr

  1. Soft mutation of teigr.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
teigr deigr nheigr theigr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.