dyrgja
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse dyrgja, from Proto-Germanic *durgijǭ. Related to dvergur (“dwarf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɪrca/
- Rhymes: -ɪrca
Noun
dyrgja f (genitive singular dyrgju, nominative plural dyrgjur)
- (archaic, folklore) a female dwarf (mythological creature)
- (archaic, derogatory) a female dwarf, midget (a very short woman)
- (derogatory) plump woman, fat woman
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dyrgja | dyrgjan | dyrgjur | dyrgjurnar |
| accusative | dyrgju | dyrgjuna | dyrgjur | dyrgjurnar |
| dative | dyrgju | dyrgjunni | dyrgjum | dyrgjunum |
| genitive | dyrgju | dyrgjunnar | dyrgna, dyrgja | dyrgnanna, dyrgjanna |
Related terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *durgijǭ, or from earlier *dvergynja.
Noun
dyrgja f (genitive dyrgju, plural dyrgjur)
- a female dwarf
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dyrgja | dyrgjan | dyrgjur | dyrgjurnar |
| accusative | dyrgju | dyrgjuna | dyrgjur | dyrgjurnar |
| dative | dyrgju | dyrgjunni | dyrgjum | dyrgjunum |
| genitive | dyrgju | dyrgjunnar | dyrgna | dyrgnanna |
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dyrgja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive