hryggr
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz. Cognate with Old English hryċġ (English ridge), Old High German rucki.
Noun
hryggr m (genitive hryggjar, plural hryggir)
Declension
Declension of hryggr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hryggr | hryggrinn | hryggir | hryggirnir |
| accusative | hrygg | hrygginn | hryggi | hryggina |
| dative | hrygg | hrygginum | hryggjum | hryggjunum |
| genitive | hryggjar | hryggjarins | hryggja | hryggjanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: hryggur
- Faroese: ryggur
- Norn: rygg
- Norwegian: rygg
- Old Swedish: rygger
- Swedish: rygg
- Danish: ryg
- Elfdalian: rygg
- Gutnish: rygg
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References
- “hryggr1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
Adjective
hryggr (comparative hryggvari, superlative hryggvastr)
Declension
Strong declension of hryggr (wa-stem)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hryggr | hrygg | hryggt |
| accusative | hryggvan | hryggva | hryggt |
| dative | hryggum | hryggri | hryggu |
| genitive | hryggs | hryggrar | hryggs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hryggvir | hryggvar | hrygg |
| accusative | hryggva | hryggvar | hrygg |
| dative | hryggum | hryggum | hryggum |
| genitive | hryggra | hryggra | hryggra |
Weak declension of hryggr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hryggvi | hryggva | hryggva |
| accusative | hryggva | hryggu | hryggva |
| dative | hryggva | hryggu | hryggva |
| genitive | hryggva | hryggu | hryggva |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hryggu | hryggu | hryggu |
| accusative | hryggu | hryggu | hryggu |
| dative | hryggum | hryggum | hryggum |
| genitive | hryggu | hryggu | hryggu |
Descendants
- Icelandic: hryggur
References
- “hryggr2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hryggr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.