ungr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jungaz, whence also Old Saxon jung, Old English ġeong, Old High German junc, Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈũŋɡr/

Adjective

ungr (comparative yngri, superlative yngstr)

1. young

Declension

    Strong declension of ungr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ungr	ung	ungt
accusative	ungan	unga	ungt
dative	ungum	ungri	ungu
genitive	ungs	ungrar	ungs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ungir	ungar	ung
accusative	unga	ungar	ung
dative	ungum	ungum	ungum
genitive	ungra	ungra	ungra

    Weak declension of ungr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ungi	unga	unga
accusative	unga	ungu	unga
dative	unga	ungu	unga
genitive	unga	ungu	unga
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ungu	ungu	ungu
accusative	ungu	ungu	ungu
dative	ungum	ungum	ungum
genitive	ungu	ungu	ungu

    Declension of comparative of ungr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	yngri	yngri	yngra
accusative	yngra	yngri	yngra
dative	yngra	yngri	yngra
genitive	yngra	yngri	yngra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	yngri	yngri	yngri
accusative	yngri	yngri	yngri
dative	yngrum	yngrum	yngrum
genitive	yngri	yngri	yngri

    Strong declension of superlative of ungr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	yngstr	yngst	yngst
accusative	yngstan	yngsta	yngst
dative	yngstum	yngstri	yngstu
genitive	yngsts	yngstrar	yngsts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	yngstir	yngstar	yngst
accusative	yngsta	yngstar	yngst
dative	yngstum	yngstum	yngstum
genitive	yngstra	yngstra	yngstra

    Weak declension of superlative of ungr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	yngsti	yngsta	yngsta
accusative	yngsta	yngstu	yngsta
dative	yngsta	yngstu	yngsta
genitive	yngsta	yngstu	yngsta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	yngstu	yngstu	yngstu
accusative	yngstu	yngstu	yngstu
dative	yngstum	yngstum	yngstum
genitive	yngstu	yngstu	yngstu

Descendants

• Icelandic: ungur
• Faroese: ungur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ung; (dialectal) ong
• Elfdalian: ungg
• Old Swedish: unger
  • Swedish: ung
• Old Danish: ungær, ung
  • Danish: ung
    • Norwegian Bokmål: ung
• Gutnish: unggar
• Scanian: onger

References

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