gýgr
Old Norse
editEtymology
editUncertain origin. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeugʰ-, *gʰūgʰ- (“to hide, conceal”), see also Sanskrit गूहति (gūhati, “to conceal”), Persian آغل (“penfold”).[1]
Also compare Scots gow, further Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē).
Noun
editgýgr f (genitive gýgjar, plural gýgjar)
Declension
edit Declension of gýgr (strong ijō-stem)
Descendants
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “450”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 450