gýgr

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Old Norse

Etymology

Uncertain origin. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeugʰ-, *gʰūgʰ- (“to hide, conceal”), see also Sanskrit गूहति (gūhati, “to conceal”), Persian آغل (“penfold”).[1]

Also compare Scots gow, further Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē).

Noun

gýgr f (genitive gýgjar, plural gýgjar)

  1. (Norse mythology) giantess, ogress

Declension

Declension of gýgr (strong ijō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gýgr gýgrin gýgjar gýgjarnar
accusative gýgi gýgina gýgjar gýgjarnar
dative gýgi gýginni gýgjum gýgjunum
genitive gýgjar gýgjarinnar gýgja gýgjanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gýgur
  • Faroese: gýggja
  • Norwegian: gyger, gygr; (dialectal) gyvr

See also

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “450”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 450
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