hryggr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz. Cognate with Old English hryċġ (English ridge), Old High German rucki.

Noun

hryggr m (genitive hryggjar, plural hryggir)

  1. (anatomy) backbone, spine
  2. (landform) a ridge
Declension
  Declension of hryggr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hryggr hryggrinn hryggir hryggirnir
accusative hrygg hrygginn hryggi hryggina
dative hrygg hrygginum hryggjum hryggjunum
genitive hryggjar hryggjarins hryggja hryggjanna
Descendants

References
  • hryggr1 in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

Confer with hryggva, hryggja.

Adjective

hryggr (comparative hryggvari, superlative hryggvastr)

  1. afflicted, grieved, sad
Declension
    Strong declension of hryggr (wa-stem)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hryggr hrygg hryggt
accusative hryggvan hryggva hryggt
dative hryggum hryggri hryggu
genitive hryggs hryggrar hryggs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hryggvir hryggvar hrygg
accusative hryggva hryggvar hrygg
dative hryggum hryggum hryggum
genitive hryggra hryggra hryggra
    Weak declension of hryggr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hryggvi hryggva hryggva
accusative hryggva hryggu hryggva
dative hryggva hryggu hryggva
genitive hryggva hryggu hryggva
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hryggu hryggu hryggu
accusative hryggu hryggu hryggu
dative hryggum hryggum hryggum
genitive hryggu hryggu hryggu
Descendants

References
  • hryggr2 in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hryggr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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