hrygð

Old Norse

Etymology

From hryggva (“to grieve”) +‎ -ð (“-th, -ness”).

Noun

hrygð f

  1. affliction, grief, sorrow

Declension

Declension of hrygð (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hrygð hrygðin hrygðir hrygðirnar
accusative hrygð hrygðina hrygðir hrygðirnar
dative hrygð hrygðinni hrygðum hrygðunum
genitive hrygðar hrygðarinnar hrygða hrygðanna

Derived terms

  • hrygðarbúnaðr m (“mourning dress”)
  • hrygðarbúningr m (“mourning dress”)
  • hrygðardagr m (“day of sorrow”)
  • hrygðarefni n (“cause of sorrow”)
  • hrygðarfullr (“sorrowful, rueful”)
  • hrygðarmark n (“token of sorrow”)
  • hrygðarsamligr (“mournful”)
  • hrygðarsvipr m (“mournful look”)
  • hrygðaryfirbragð n (“mournful look”)

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rygd

Participle

hrygð

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of hrygðr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of hrygðr

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hrygð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 212; also available at the Internet Archive
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