ylgr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wulgī, from Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷíh₂s (“she-wolf”), from *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”), whence ulfr (“wolf”). Cognate with Sanskrit वृकी (vṛkī, “she-wolf”), Lithuanian vìlkė (“she-wolf”) and Proto-Slavic *vьlčìca.

Noun

ylgr f (genitive ylgjar, dative ylgi, plural ylgjar)

  1. she-wolf
    Synonym: ylfa

Declension

  Declension of ylgr (strong ijō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ylgr ylgrin ylgjar ylgjarnar
accusative ylgi ylgina ylgjar ylgjarnar
dative ylgi ylginni ylgjum ylgjunum
genitive ylgjar ylgjarinnar ylgja ylgjanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ylgur

References

  • “ylgr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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