skegg
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Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse skegg, from Proto-Germanic *skaggiją, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to jump, skip, move, hurry”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
skegg n (genitive singular skegs, plural skegg)
Declension[edit]
n9 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skegg | skeggið | skegg | skeggini |
Accusative | skegg | skeggið | skegg | skeggini |
Dative | skeggi | skegginum | skeggum | skeggunum |
Genitive | skegs | skegsins | skegga | skegganna |
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse skegg, from Proto-Germanic *skaggiją, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to jump, skip, move, hurry”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
skegg n (genitive singular skeggs, nominative plural skegg)
- a beard
Declension[edit]
declension of skegg
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *skagją. Related to Old English sceacga (English shag). Cognate with skógr (“forest”) and Old English sceaga (English shaw).
Noun[edit]
skegg n
Declension[edit]
Declension of skegg (strong ja-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “skegg”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- fo:Hair
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛkː
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- Icelandic lemmas
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- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- non:Anatomy
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