ǫgr

See also: ogr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”), named so after the numerous spikes on its head, compare Swedish abborre (“perch”). The alternative forms are due to a folk etymological connection to auga (“eye”), because of its large protruding eyes, compare Russian окунь (okunʹ, “perch”), from Russian око (oko, “eye”).^[1]

Noun

ǫgr m

rose fish, redfish (Sebastes norvegicus)

Alternative forms

augr, augurr

Descendants

Norwegian: uer
→ Swedish: uer

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Perhaps related to Latin ocris (“ragged mountain”), Ancient Greek ὄκρις (ókris, “peak”), in that case from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óḱris. Alternatively related to Latin acer (“sharp”), Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ákros, “pointed, sharp”), in that case from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós.^[1] Both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Noun

ǫgr n (genitive ǫgrs)^[2]

inlet, small bay

Declension

Declension of ǫgr (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ǫgr	ǫgrit	ǫgr	ǫgrin
accusative	ǫgr	ǫgrit	ǫgr	ǫgrin
dative	ǫgri	ǫgrinu	ǫgrum	ǫgrunum
genitive	ǫgrs	ǫgrsins	ǫgra	ǫgranna

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 de Vries, Jan (2000) Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, p. 374
^ ögr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

[devries-1] 1.0 ^1.1 de Vries, Jan (2000) Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, p. 374

[2] ögr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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