drjúgr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dreugaz (“enduring, lasting”). Cognates include English dreich and dree, Icelandic drýgja (“to commit, perpetrate, eke out”), Swedish dryg (“lasting, heavy”).

Adjective

drjúgr

  1. very
    drjúgmǫrg ― very numerous
  2. excessive
  3. sufficient
  4. great
  5. strong

Descendants

  • Icelandic: drjúgur
  • Faroese: drjúgvur, drúgvur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dryg
  • Elfdalian: driuog
  • Old Swedish: drȳgher
  • Scanian: dryğer
  • Old Danish: drȳgh, drø̄gh
  • Gutnish: draugar, dravvur

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