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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse í gær, í gjár (“yesterday”) (whence Icelandic í gær and Faroese í gjár).
Pronunciation
Phrase
i går
- yesterday (the day before today)
Norwegian Bokmål
Adverb
i går
- yesterday
Usage notes
Often spelt igår, but this is not an official spelling.
References
- “går” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse í gær, í gjár.
Prepositional phrase
i går
- yesterday
References
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish ī gār, from Old Norse í gær, í gjár (“yesterday”) (whence Icelandic í gær and Faroese í gjár).
Adverb
i går (not comparable)
- yesterday (on the day before today)
See also