Old Norse

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Germanic *hagaz, in ablaut-relationship with Proto-Germanic *hōgiz, ancestor of Old Norse hǿgr.

    Adjective

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    hagr

    1. handy, skillful

    Declension

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    Strong declension of hagr
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative hagr hǫg hagt
    accusative hagan haga hagt
    dative hǫgum hagri hǫgu
    genitive hags hagrar hags
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative hagir hagar hǫg
    accusative haga hagar hǫg
    dative hǫgum hǫgum hǫgum
    genitive hagra hagra hagra
    Weak declension of hagr
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative hagi haga haga
    accusative haga hǫgu haga
    dative haga hǫgu haga
    genitive haga hǫgu haga
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative hǫgu hǫgu hǫgu
    accusative hǫgu hǫgu hǫgu
    dative hǫgum hǫgum hǫgum
    genitive hǫgu hǫgu hǫgu
    Declension of comparative of hagr
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative hagari hagari hagara
    accusative hagara hagari hagara
    dative hagara hagari hagara
    genitive hagara hagari hagara
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative hagari hagari hagari
    accusative hagari hagari hagari
    dative hǫgurum hǫgurum hǫgurum
    genitive hagari hagari hagari
    Strong declension of superlative of hagr
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative hagastr hǫgust hagast
    accusative hagastan hagasta hagast
    dative hǫgustum hagastri hǫgustu
    genitive hagasts hagastrar hagasts
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative hagastir hagastar hǫgust
    accusative hagasta hagastar hǫgust
    dative hǫgustum hǫgustum hǫgustum
    genitive hagastra hagastra hagastra
    Weak declension of superlative of hagr
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative hagasti hagasta hagasta
    accusative hagasta hǫgustu hagasta
    dative hagasta hǫgustu hagasta
    genitive hagasta hǫgustu hagasta
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative hǫgustu hǫgustu hǫgustu
    accusative hǫgustu hǫgustu hǫgustu
    dative hǫgustum hǫgustum hǫgustum
    genitive hǫgustu hǫgustu hǫgustu

    Descendants

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    • Icelandic: hagur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hag
    • Old Swedish: hagher
    • Jutish: hav

    Further reading

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    • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hagr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

    Welsh

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    Etymology

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    From Middle Welsh hagyr, from Proto-Brythonic *sakro-, from Proto-Celtic *sakros, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    hagr (feminine singular hagr, plural hagron, equative hacred, comparative hacrach, superlative hacraf, not mutable)

    1. ugly
      Synonyms: hyll, salw

    Further reading

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    • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hagr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies