drjúgr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dreugaz (“enduring, lasting”). Cognates include English dreich and dree, Icelandic drýgja (“to commit, perpetrate, eke out”), Swedish dryg (“lasting, heavy”)

Adjective

drjúgr

  1. very
    drjúgmǫrg ― very numerous
  2. excessive
  3. sufficient
  4. great
  5. strong

Descendants
  • Danish: drøj (“tough, solid, heavy”)
  • Faroese: drúgvur (“long (said of time)”)
  • Gutnish: draugar, dravvur
  • Icelandic: drjúgur (“long, ample, heavy”), drýgja (“to commit,, perpetrate, eke out”)
  • Westrobothnian: drug (“lasting, haughty”)
  • Scanian: dryğer
  • Swedish: dryg (“lasting, heavy”)

References
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