Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz.
Adjective
hnøggr (accusative hnøggvan)
- stingy
Declension
Strong declension of hnøggr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hnøggr
|
hnøgg
|
hnøgt
|
| accusative
|
hnøggvan
|
hnøggva
|
hnøgt
|
| dative
|
hnøggum
|
hnøggri
|
hnøggu
|
| genitive
|
hnøggs
|
hnøggrar
|
hnøggs
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hnøggvir
|
hnøggvar
|
hnøgg
|
| accusative
|
hnøggva
|
hnøggvar
|
hnøgg
|
| dative
|
hnøggum
|
hnøggum
|
hnøggum
|
| genitive
|
hnøggra
|
hnøggra
|
hnøggra
|
Weak declension of hnøggr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hnøggvi
|
hnøggva
|
hnøggva
|
| accusative
|
hnøggva
|
hnøggu
|
hnøggva
|
| dative
|
hnøggva
|
hnøggu
|
hnøggva
|
| genitive
|
hnøggva
|
hnøggu
|
hnøggva
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hnøggu
|
hnøggu
|
hnøggu
|
| accusative
|
hnøggu
|
hnøggu
|
hnøggu
|
| dative
|
hnøggum
|
hnøggum
|
hnøggum
|
| genitive
|
hnøggu
|
hnøggu
|
hnøggu
|
Declension of comparative of hnøggr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hnøggvari
|
hnøggvari
|
hnøggvara
|
| accusative
|
hnøggvara
|
hnøggvari
|
hnøggvara
|
| dative
|
hnøggvara
|
hnøggvari
|
hnøggvara
|
| genitive
|
hnøggvara
|
hnøggvari
|
hnøggvara
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hnøggvari
|
hnøggvari
|
hnøggvari
|
| accusative
|
hnøggvari
|
hnøggvari
|
hnøggvari
|
| dative
|
hnøggurum
|
hnøggurum
|
hnøggurum
|
| genitive
|
hnøggvari
|
hnøggvari
|
hnøggvari
|
Strong declension of superlative of hnøggr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hnøggvastr
|
hnøggust
|
hnøggvast
|
| accusative
|
hnøggvastan
|
hnøggvasta
|
hnøggvast
|
| dative
|
hnøggustum
|
hnøggvastri
|
hnøggustu
|
| genitive
|
hnøggvasts
|
hnøggvastrar
|
hnøggvasts
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hnøggvastir
|
hnøggvastar
|
hnøggust
|
| accusative
|
hnøggvasta
|
hnøggvastar
|
hnøggust
|
| dative
|
hnøggustum
|
hnøggustum
|
hnøggustum
|
| genitive
|
hnøggvastra
|
hnøggvastra
|
hnøggvastra
|
Weak declension of superlative of hnøggr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hnøggvasti
|
hnøggvasta
|
hnøggvasta
|
| accusative
|
hnøggvasta
|
hnøggustu
|
hnøggvasta
|
| dative
|
hnøggvasta
|
hnøggustu
|
hnøggvasta
|
| genitive
|
hnøggvasta
|
hnøggustu
|
hnøggvasta
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hnøggustu
|
hnøggustu
|
hnøggustu
|
| accusative
|
hnøggustu
|
hnøggustu
|
hnøggustu
|
| dative
|
hnøggustum
|
hnøggustum
|
hnøggustum
|
| genitive
|
hnøggustu
|
hnøggustu
|
hnøggustu
|
Descendants
- Icelandic: hnöggur
- Norwegian: nøgg
- Swedish: njugg
- → Middle English: nig, nigard
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hnøggr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 206; also available at the Internet Archive