eygr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

eygðr

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚨᚢᚷᛁᛉ (augiʀ) (attested in ᚷᛚᛇᚨᚢᚷᛁᛉ (glïaugiʀ, “gleaming-eyed”)). The -ð- is due to confusion with past participles.

Adjective

eygr

having eyes of a certain kind

Declension

Strong declension of *eygr*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eygr	eyg	eygt
accusative	eygjan	eygja	eygt
dative	eygjum	eygri	eygju
genitive	eygs	eygrar	eygs

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eygir	eygjar	eyg
accusative	eygja	eygjar	eyg
dative	eygjum	eygjum	eygjum
genitive	eygra	eygra	eygra

Weak declension of *eygr*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eygi	eygja	eygja
accusative	eygja	eygju	eygja
dative	eygja	eygju	eygja
genitive	eygja	eygju	eygja

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eygju	eygju	eygju
accusative	eygju	eygju	eygju
dative	eygjum	eygjum	eygjum
genitive	eygju	eygju	eygju

Derived terms

bjarteygr (“bright-eyed”)
bláeygr (“blue-eyed”)
Báleygr (“Odin”, literally “Fire-eyed”)
døkkeygr (“dark-eyed”)
eineygr (“one-eyed”)
fagreygr (“fair-eyed”)
illa eygr (“having ugly eyes”)
mjǫk eygr (“having large eyes”)
snareygr (“sharp-eyed”)
vel eygr (“having beautiful eyes”)
veðreygr (“stormy-eyed”)
úteygr (“pop-eyed”)

Descendants

Icelandic: eygur, eygður
Faroese: oygdur
Norwegian Nynorsk: øygd (øgd); øygd’e
Old Swedish: ögdher
- Swedish: -ögd

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.)
Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “eygr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
“eygr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
“eygðr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen