vargr

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European *werg̑ʰ-. Compare Old English wearh, wearg.

Noun

vargr m

  1. wolf
  2. evildoer
  3. destroyer

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: vargur
  • Faroese: vargur
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: varg
    Norwegian Nynorsk: varg
  • Norn: varg
  • Old Swedish: vargher
  • Danish: varg
  • Elfdalian: warg
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  • English: warg

References

  • vargr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press