uggligr

Old Norse

Etymology

From uggr (fear) +‎ -ligr.

Adjective

uggligr

  1. to be feared
  2. doubtful, questionable

Descendants
  • English: ugly
  • Icelandic: ugglegur

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