hǿgr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hōgiz (“skilled”), in ablaut-relationship with Proto-Germanic *hagaz (“capable, suitable”), ancestor of Old Norse hagr.

Adjective

hǿgr (comparative hǿgri, superlative hǿgastr)

  1. easy, convenient
  2. (comparative) right, the opposite of left
    Antonym: vinstri

Declension

Strong declension of hǿgr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǿgr hǿg hǿgt
accusative hǿgan hǿga hǿgt
dative hǿgum hǿgri hǿgu
genitive hǿgs hǿgrar hǿgs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǿgir hǿgar hǿg
accusative hǿga hǿgar hǿg
dative hǿgum hǿgum hǿgum
genitive hǿgra hǿgra hǿgra
Weak declension of hǿgr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǿgi hǿga hǿga
accusative hǿga hǿgu hǿga
dative hǿga hǿgu hǿga
genitive hǿga hǿgu hǿga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǿgu hǿgu hǿgu
accusative hǿgu hǿgu hǿgu
dative hǿgum hǿgum hǿgum
genitive hǿgu hǿgu hǿgu
Declension of comparative of hǿgr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǿgri hǿgri hǿgra
accusative hǿgra hǿgri hǿgra
dative hǿgra hǿgri hǿgra
genitive hǿgra hǿgri hǿgra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǿgri hǿgri hǿgri
accusative hǿgri hǿgri hǿgri
dative hǿgrum hǿgrum hǿgrum
genitive hǿgri hǿgri hǿgri
Strong declension of superlative of hǿgr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǿgastr hǿgust hǿgast
accusative hǿgastan hǿgasta hǿgast
dative hǿgustum hǿgastri hǿgustu
genitive hǿgasts hǿgastrar hǿgasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǿgastir hǿgastar hǿgust
accusative hǿgasta hǿgastar hǿgust
dative hǿgustum hǿgustum hǿgustum
genitive hǿgastra hǿgastra hǿgastra
Weak declension of superlative of hǿgr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǿgasti hǿgasta hǿgasta
accusative hǿgasta hǿgustu hǿgasta
dative hǿgasta hǿgustu hǿgasta
genitive hǿgasta hǿgustu hǿgasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǿgustu hǿgustu hǿgustu
accusative hǿgustu hǿgustu hǿgustu
dative hǿgustum hǿgustum hǿgustum
genitive hǿgustu hǿgustu hǿgustu

Descendants

From the adjective meaning “convenient”:

  • Icelandic: hægur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: høg

From the comparative meaning “right”:

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hœgr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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