gyger

English

Noun

gyger (plural gygers)

1. Alternative spelling of jigger (“door”)
   • 1566, Thomas Harman, A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursetors:

     Towre ye, yander is the ken, dup the gyger and maunde that is beneship.
     See you, yonder is the house, open the doore, and aske for the best.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse gýgr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjyːɡɛr/

Noun

gyger f (definite singular gygra, indefinite plural gygrar or gygrer, definite plural gygrane or gygrene)

1. female jotun; female troll

See also

• jotun

References

• “gyger” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gýgr. Possibly related to Sanskrit गुहति (gúhati, “he hides”).

Noun

gyger

1. female jotun; female giant

Synonyms

• jättinna

See also

• jätte