dyngja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dyngja.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtiɲca/
  • Rhymes: -iɲca

Noun

dyngja f (genitive singular dyngju, nominative plural dyngjur)

  1. heap
  2. shield volcano

Declension
declension of dyngja
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dyngja dyngjan dyngjur dyngjurnar
accusative dyngju dyngjuna dyngjur dyngjurnar
dative dyngju dyngjunni dyngjum dyngjunum
genitive dyngju dyngjunnar dyngja dyngjanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dungijǭ, from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰengʰ- (“to cover”).

Noun

dyngja f

  1. a dunghill
  2. a lady's bower

Descendants
  • Icelandic: dyngja
  • Faroese: dyngja
  • Norn: dongja
  • Norwegian: dynge
  • Old Swedish: dyngia
  • Danish: dynge
  • Gutnish: dyngge, dynggå
  • Westrobothnian: dyngj, döyndj

References
  • dyngja in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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