styggur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse styggr, from Proto-Germanic *stugjaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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styggur (comparative styggari, superlative styggastur)

  1. (of animals) shy
    Synonym: fælinn
  2. (of people) grumpy, sullen
    Synonyms: skapvondur, önugur, stirfinn

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