sjúkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *seukaz. Cognate with Old English sēoc (whence English sick), Old High German sioh (whence German siech).

Adjective

sjúkr

1. sick

Descendants

• Icelandic: sjúkur
• Faroese: sjúkur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sjuk
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: sjuk
• Elfdalian: siouk
• Old Swedish: siūker
  • Swedish: sjuk
• Old Danish: siūkær, sȳk
  • Danish: syg
    • Norwegian Bokmål: syk
• Gutnish: sjaukar
• Scanian: sjúger, śöger