From Old Danish øthmiuk, ødmygh, ydmygg, from Old Norse auðmjúkr (“willing, humble”), cognate with Norwegian Bokmål ydmyk, Swedish ödmjuk. A compound of auð- (“easy”) + mjúkr (“soft”). The first part is an old Germanic adjective *auþuz (“easy”), cognate with English eath.
ydmyg (neuter ydmygt, plural and definite singular attributive ydmyge)
| Inflection of ydmyg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | ydmyg | ydmygere | ydmygest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | ydmygt | ydmygere | ydmygest2 |
| Plural | ydmyge | ydmygere | ydmygest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | ydmyge | ydmygere | ydmygeste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||