skógr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skōgaz.

Noun

skógr m (genitive skógar, plural skógar)

  1. wood, forest

Declension

Declension of skógr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skógr skógrinn skógar skógarnir
accusative skóg skóginn skóga skógana
dative skógi skóginum skógum skógunum
genitive skógar, skógs skógarins, skógsins skóga skóganna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: skógur
  • Faroese: skógvur, skógur
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: skog, skau
    Norwegian Nynorsk: skog
  • Old Swedish: skōgher
  • Old Danish: skogh
  •  Old Gutnish: skogr
  • → Middle English: scogh, scough
    • English: scaw (dialectal)

Further reading

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