Old Norse
Etymology
From an adjective related to Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful, to avail”).
Adjective
dyggr (accusative dyggvan)
- faithful, trusty
Declension
Strong declension of dyggr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
dyggr
|
dygg
|
dyggt
|
| accusative
|
dyggvan
|
dyggva
|
dyggt
|
| dative
|
dyggum
|
dyggri
|
dyggu
|
| genitive
|
dyggs
|
dyggrar
|
dyggs
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
dyggvir
|
dyggvar
|
dygg
|
| accusative
|
dyggva
|
dyggvar
|
dygg
|
| dative
|
dyggum
|
dyggum
|
dyggum
|
| genitive
|
dyggra
|
dyggra
|
dyggra
|
Weak declension of dyggr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
dyggvi
|
dyggva
|
dyggva
|
| accusative
|
dyggva
|
dyggu
|
dyggva
|
| dative
|
dyggva
|
dyggu
|
dyggva
|
| genitive
|
dyggva
|
dyggu
|
dyggva
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
dyggu
|
dyggu
|
dyggu
|
| accusative
|
dyggu
|
dyggu
|
dyggu
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| dative
|
dyggum
|
dyggum
|
dyggum
|
| genitive
|
dyggu
|
dyggu
|
dyggu
|
Declension of comparative of dyggr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
dyggvari
|
dyggvari
|
dyggvara
|
| accusative
|
dyggvara
|
dyggvari
|
dyggvara
|
| dative
|
dyggvara
|
dyggvari
|
dyggvara
|
| genitive
|
dyggvara
|
dyggvari
|
dyggvara
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
dyggvari
|
dyggvari
|
dyggvari
|
| accusative
|
dyggvari
|
dyggvari
|
dyggvari
|
| dative
|
dyggurum
|
dyggurum
|
dyggurum
|
| genitive
|
dyggvari
|
dyggvari
|
dyggvari
|
Strong declension of superlative of dyggr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
dyggvastr
|
dyggust
|
dyggvast
|
| accusative
|
dyggvastan
|
dyggvasta
|
dyggvast
|
| dative
|
dyggustum
|
dyggvastri
|
dyggustu
|
| genitive
|
dyggvasts
|
dyggvastrar
|
dyggvasts
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
dyggvastir
|
dyggvastar
|
dyggust
|
| accusative
|
dyggvasta
|
dyggvastar
|
dyggust
|
| dative
|
dyggustum
|
dyggustum
|
dyggustum
|
| genitive
|
dyggvastra
|
dyggvastra
|
dyggvastra
|
Weak declension of superlative of dyggr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
dyggvasti
|
dyggvasta
|
dyggvasta
|
| accusative
|
dyggvasta
|
dyggustu
|
dyggvasta
|
| dative
|
dyggvasta
|
dyggustu
|
dyggvasta
|
| genitive
|
dyggvasta
|
dyggustu
|
dyggvasta
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
dyggustu
|
dyggustu
|
dyggustu
|
| accusative
|
dyggustu
|
dyggustu
|
dyggustu
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| dative
|
dyggustum
|
dyggustum
|
dyggustum
|
| genitive
|
dyggustu
|
dyggustu
|
dyggustu
|
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “dyggr”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press