ǫgr

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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ǫgr

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp), named so after the numerous spikes on its head, compare Swedish abborre (perch). The alternative forms are due to a folk etymological connection to auga (eye), because of its large protruding eyes, compare Russian окунь (okunʹ, perch), from Russian око (oko, eye).[1]

Noun

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ǫgr m

  1. rose fish, redfish (Sebastes norvegicus)
Alternative forms
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Descendants
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  • Norwegian: uer
  • → Swedish: uer

Etymology 2

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Uncertain. Perhaps related to Latin ocris (ragged mountain), Ancient Greek ὄκρις (ókris, peak), in that case from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óḱris. Alternatively related to Latin acer (sharp), Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ákros, pointed, sharp), in that case from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós.[1] Both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp).

Noun

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ǫgr n (genitive ǫgrs)[2]

  1. inlet, small bay
Declension
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 de Vries, Jan (2000) Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, p. 374
  2. ^ ögr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.