mjúkr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg- (slimy, slippery).

Adjective

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mjúkr

  1. soft
  2. meek

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of soft): harðr

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Danish: myg
  • Faroese: mjúkur
  • Icelandic: mjúkur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mjuk
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mjuk
  • Old Swedish: miūker
  • Old Danish: miūk, miūgh
  • English: meek

References

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  1. ^ “myk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).