Old Norse

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Etymology

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From uggr (fear) +‎ -ligr.

Adjective

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uggligr

  1. feared
  2. doubtful, questionable

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: ugglegur
  • Norwegian: uggleg
  • Middle English: ugly, uggely, uglike

References

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  • uggligr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press