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myrkur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *merkuz. Cognate to English murk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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myrkur n (genitive singular myrkurs, uncountable)

  1. darkness

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n13-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative myrkur myrkrið
accusative myrkur myrkrið
dative myrkri myrkrinum
genitive myrkurs myrkursins

Adjective

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myrkur (comparative myrkari, superlative myrkastur)

  1. dark

Declension

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Declension of myrkur (a1)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative myrkur myrk myrkt
accusative myrkan myrka myrkt
dative myrkum myrkari myrkum
genitive myrks myrkar myrks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative myrkir myrkar myrk
accusative myrkar myrkar myrk
dative myrkum myrkum myrkum
genitive myrka myrka myrka

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *merkuz. Cognate to English murk.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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myrkur (comparative myrkari or (archaic/obsolete) myrkvari, superlative myrkastur or (archaic/obsolete) myrkvastur)

  1. dark
    Synonyms: dimmur, dökkur
  2. difficult to understand, obscure
    Synonym: torskilinn
  3. gloomy
    Synonym: þungbúinn

Declension

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Positive forms of myrkur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative myrkur myrk myrkt
accusative myrkan, myrkvan1 myrka, myrkva1
dative myrkum, myrkvum1 myrkri myrku, myrkvu1
genitive myrks myrkrar myrks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative myrkir, myrkvir1 myrkar, myrkvar1 myrk
accusative myrka, myrkva1
dative myrkum, myrkvum1
genitive myrkra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative myrki, myrkvi1 myrka, myrkva1 myrka, myrkva1
acc/dat/gen myrka, myrkva1 myrku, myrkvu1
plural (all-case) myrku, myrkvu1

1Archaic/obsolete.

Comparative forms of myrkur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) myrkari, myrkvari1 myrkari, myrkvari1 myrkara, myrkvara1
plural (all-case) myrkari, myrkvari1

1Archaic/obsolete.

Superlative forms of myrkur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative myrkastur, myrkvastur1 myrkust, myrkvust1 myrkast, myrkvast1
accusative myrkastan, myrkvastan1 myrkasta, myrkvasta1
dative myrkustum, myrkvustum1 myrkastri, myrkvastri1 myrkustu, myrkvustu1
genitive myrkasts, myrkvasts1 myrkastrar, myrkvastrar1 myrkasts, myrkvasts1
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative myrkastir, myrkvastir1 myrkastar, myrkvastar1 myrkust, myrkvust1
accusative myrkasta, myrkvasta1
dative myrkustum, myrkvustum1
genitive myrkastra, myrkvastra1
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative myrkasti, myrkvasti1 myrkasta, myrkvasta1 myrkasta, myrkvasta1
acc/dat/gen myrkasta, myrkvasta1 myrkustu, myrkvustu1
plural (all-case) myrkustu, myrkvustu1

1Archaic/obsolete.

Noun

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myrkur n (genitive singular myrkurs, nominative plural myrkur)

  1. darkness, the dark
    • Genesis 1 (Icelandic translation)
      Guð sagði: „Verði ljós!“ Og það varð ljós. Guð sá, að ljósið var gott, og Guð greindi ljósið frá myrkrinu. Og Guð kallaði ljósið dag, en myrkrið kallaði hann nótt. Það varð kveld og það varð morgunn, hinn fyrsti dagur.
      And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Declension

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Declension of myrkur (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative myrkur myrkrið myrkur myrkrin
accusative myrkur myrkrið myrkur myrkrin
dative myrkri myrkrinu myrkrum myrkrunum
genitive myrkurs myrkursins myrkra myrkranna

References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “myrkur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “myrkur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • myrkur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)