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Old Norse
Etymology
According to de Vries, an ablaut formation from skírr (“pure, innocent”).[1] Another theory by Magnusson links the word to Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look”) and its relatives.[2]
Adjective
skýrr
- clear
- intelligent, clever
Declension
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Descendants
References
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “skýrr”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 510
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “skýr”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
- “skýrr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press