dyrgja
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dyrgja, from Proto-Germanic *durgijǭ. Related to dvergur (“dwarf”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dyrgja f (genitive singular dyrgju, nominative plural dyrgjur)
- (archaic, folklore) a female dwarf (mythological creature)
- (archaic, derogatory) a female dwarf, midget (a very short woman)
- (derogatory) plump woman, fat woman
Declension edit
declension of dyrgja
Related terms edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *durgijǭ, or from earlier *dvergynja.
Noun edit
dyrgja f (genitive dyrgju, plural dyrgjur)
- a female dwarf
Declension edit
Declension of dyrgja (weak jōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dyrgja | dyrgjan | dyrgjur | dyrgjurnar |
| accusative | dyrgju | dyrgjuna | dyrgjur | dyrgjurnar |
| dative | dyrgju | dyrgjunni | dyrgjum | dyrgjunum |
| genitive | dyrgju | dyrgjunnar | dyrgna | dyrgnanna |
References edit
- “dyrgja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press