ungr
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *jungaz, whence also Old Saxon jung, Old English ġeong, Old High German junc, Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ungr (comparative yngri, superlative yngstr)
Declension edit
Strong declension of ungr
Weak declension of ungr
Declension of comparative of ungr
Strong declension of superlative of ungr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | yngstr | yngst | yngst |
| accusative | yngstan | yngsta | yngst |
| dative | yngstum | yngstri | yngstu |
| genitive | yngsts | yngstrar | yngsts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | yngstir | yngstar | yngst |
| accusative | yngsta | yngstar | yngst |
| dative | yngstum | yngstum | yngstum |
| genitive | yngstra | yngstra | yngstra |
Weak declension of superlative of ungr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | yngsti | yngsta | yngsta |
| accusative | yngsta | yngstu | yngsta |
| dative | yngsta | yngstu | yngsta |
| genitive | yngsta | yngstu | yngsta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | yngstu | yngstu | yngstu |
| accusative | yngstu | yngstu | yngstu |
| dative | yngstum | yngstum | yngstum |
| genitive | yngstu | yngstu | yngstu |
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: ungur
- Faroese: ungur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ung; (dialectal) ong
- Elfdalian: ungg
- Old Swedish: unger
- Swedish: ung
- Old Danish: ungær, ung
- Gutnish: unggar
- Scanian: onger
References edit
- “ungr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press