seggur

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse seggr, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz (follower, retainer, warrior), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (to follow, accompany).

Noun[edit]

seggur m (genitive singular seggjar, plural seggir)

  1. (poetic) A man; warrior; hero.

Declension[edit]

m31 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative seggur seggurin seggir seggirnir
Accusative segg seggin seggir seggirnar
Dative seggi segginum seggjum seggjunum
Genitive seggjar seggjarins seggja seggjanna