bardagi

Faroese

Alternative forms

  • bardagur

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpartɛaːjɪ]

Noun

bardagi m (genitive singular bardaga, plural bardagar)

  1. battle, conflict, fight, clash
  2. war
  3. affray, brawl

Declension

m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bardagi bardagin bardagar bardagarnir
accusative bardaga bardagan bardagar bardagarnar
dative bardaga bardaganum bardagum bardagunum
genitive bardaga bardagans bardaga bardaganna

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpartaːjɪ/

Noun

bardagi m (genitive singular bardaga, nominative plural bardagar)

  1. battle, combat, fight
  2. brawl, rough-and-tumble
    Synonyms: áflog n pl, slagsmál n pl

Declension

Declension of bardagi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bardagi bardaginn bardagar bardagarnir
accusative bardaga bardagann bardaga bardagana
dative bardaga bardaganum bardögum bardögunum
genitive bardaga bardagans bardaga bardaganna

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bardagi m

  1. beating, thrashing
  2. fight, battle
  3. calamity, scourge

Declension

Declension of bardagi (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bardagi bardaginn bardagar bardagarnir
accusative bardaga bardagann bardaga bardagana
dative bardaga bardaganum bardǫgum bardǫgunum
genitive bardaga bardagans bardaga bardaganna

Derived terms

  • bardagabúinn (“ready for battle”)
  • bardagafrest n (“delay of battle”)
  • bardagafullr (“eager for combat”)
  • bardagafýst f (“love of combat”)
  • bardagagjarn (“eager for combat”)
  • bardagaguð m (“god of battle”)
  • bardagagyðja f (“goddess of battle”)
  • bardagalaust (“without battle”)
  • bardagalist f (“art of war”)
  • bardagalykt f (“the close of a battle”)
  • bardagamaðr m (“warrior”)
  • bardagastef n (“a time fixed for a battle”)
  • bardagastefna f (“a time fixed for a battle”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bardagi
  • Faroese: bardagi, bardagur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bardage
  • Old Swedish: bardaghi
    • → Swedish: bardag
  • Old Danish: bardaghe

Further reading

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