dáligr

Old Norse

Etymology

Uncertain. The suffix is -ligr. Possibly from dá (“unconsciousness”).

Adjective

dáligr

1. bad, evil, harmful, horrible

   Synonyms: vándr, illr

2. wretched, miserable, ill

Declension

    Strong declension of dáligr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dáligr	dálig	dáligt
accusative	dáligan	dáliga	dáligt
dative	dáligum	dáligri	dáligu
genitive	dáligs	dáligrar	dáligs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dáligir	dáligar	dálig
accusative	dáliga	dáligar	dálig
dative	dáligum	dáligum	dáligum
genitive	dáligra	dáligra	dáligra

    Weak declension of dáligr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dáligi	dáliga	dáliga
accusative	dáliga	dáligu	dáliga
dative	dáliga	dáligu	dáliga
genitive	dáliga	dáligu	dáliga
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dáligu	dáligu	dáligu
accusative	dáligu	dáligu	dáligu
dative	dáligum	dáligum	dáligum
genitive	dáligu	dáligu	dáligu

Derived terms

• dáliga

Descendants

• Icelandic: dálegur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: dåleg
• Old Danish: dålig
  • Danish: dårlig
    • → Icelandic: dárlegur
    • Norwegian Bokmål: dårlig
• Swedish: dålig

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
• “dáligr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen