gýgr
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain origin. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeugʰ-, *gʰūgʰ- (“to hide, conceal”), see also Sanskrit गूहति (gūhati, “to conceal”), Persian آغل (“penfold”).[1]
Also compare Scots gow, further Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē).
Noun[edit]
gýgr f (genitive gýgjar, plural gýgjar)
Declension[edit]
Declension of gýgr (strong ijō-stem)
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 450, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 450