hrygð

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Old Norse

Etymology

From hryggva (“to grieve”) +‎ -ð (“-th, -ness”).

Noun

hrygð f

affliction, grief, sorrow

Declension

Declension of hrygð (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrygð	hrygðin	hrygðir	hrygðirnar
accusative	hrygð	hrygðina	hrygðir	hrygðirnar
dative	hrygð	hrygðinni	hrygðum	hrygðunum
genitive	hrygðar	hrygðarinnar	hrygða	hrygðanna

Derived terms

hrygðarbúnaðr m (“mourning dress”)
hrygðarbúningr m (“mourning dress”)
hrygðardagr m (“day of sorrow”)
hrygðarefni n (“cause of sorrow”)
hrygðarfullr (“sorrowful, rueful”)
hrygðarmark n (“token of sorrow”)
hrygðarsamligr (“mournful”)
hrygðarsvipr m (“mournful look”)
hrygðaryfirbragð n (“mournful look”)

Descendants

Norwegian Nynorsk: rygd

Participle

hrygð

strong feminine nominative singular of hrygðr
strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of hrygðr

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hrygð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 212; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

page/212 Internet Archive]

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