dǿgr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • dœgr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dōgaz, a z-stem vṛddhi-formation to *dagaz (whence dagr). Related to dǿgn. Cognate with Old English dœg, dōgor.

Noun

dǿgr n (genitive dǿgrs, plural dǿgr)

  1. a twelve-hour period; a half-day
  2. (in the plural) night and day
    dǿgr mǿtask nú
    now night and day meet
    í degi dægr tvau, í dægri stundir tólf
    in a day two half-days; in a half-day twelve hours

Declension

Declension of dǿgr (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dǿgr dǿgrit dǿgr dǿgrin
accusative dǿgr dǿgrit dǿgr dǿgrin
dative dǿgri dǿgrinu dǿgrum dǿgrunum
genitive dǿgrs dǿgrsins dǿgra dǿgranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dægur
  • Faroese: -døgur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: døger
  • Old Swedish: dø̄gher
  • Old Danish: dø̄ghær
  • ⇒ Old Norse: dǿgn n (“24-hour period”)
    • Old Swedish: dø̄ghn
    • Old Danish: dø̄ghær, dø̄gn

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “dægr”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press
  • “dǿgr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
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