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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse drjúgr, from Proto-Germanic *dreugaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
drjúgur (comparative drýgri, superlative drýgstur)
- substantial, considerable
- Synonyms: talsverður, töluverður, góður
- lasting
- self-important, conceited
- Synonym: montinn
- consequential
Declension
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
superlative (strong declension)
superlative (weak declension)
- drýgja (“to eke out; to commit, to perpetrate”)