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uggr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Possibly from a family of words represented by Proto-Germanic *agaz (fear, dread), and thus related to aga (to threaten), ógn (fear). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Others have supposed a connection to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp),[1] though this is phonetically dubious.

Noun

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uggr m

  1. fear, apprehension

Declension

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Declension of uggr (strong i-stem, s-genitive, singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite definite
nominative uggr uggrinn
accusative ugg ugginn
dative ugg ugginum
genitive uggs uggsins

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “ugð”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 632:uggr

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “uggr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive