Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg- (slimy, slippery).

Adjective edit

mjúkr

  1. soft
  2. meek

Antonyms edit

  • (antonym(s) of "soft"): harðr

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Danish: myg
  • Faroese: mjúkur
  • Icelandic: mjúkur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mjuk
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mjuk
  • Old Swedish: miūker
  • Old Danish: miūk, miūgh
  • English: meek

References edit

  1. ^ “myk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).