dáligr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Uncertain. The suffix is -ligr. Possibly from (unconsciousness).[1]

Adjective

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dáligr

  1. bad, evil, harmful, horrible
    Synonyms: vándr, illr
  2. wretched, miserable, ill

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: dálegur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dåleg
  • Old Danish: dålig
  • Swedish: dålig

References

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  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “ 1.”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 71

Further reading

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