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dǿgr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *dōgaz, a z-stem vṛddhi-formation to *dagaz (whence dagr). Related to dǿgn. Cognate with Old English dœg, dōgor.

Noun

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dǿgr n (genitive dǿgrs, plural dǿgr)

  1. a twelve-hour period; a half-day
  2. (in the plural) night and day
    dǿgr mǿtask nú
    now night and day meet
    í degi dægr tvau, í dægri stundir tólf
    in a day two half-days; in a half-day twelve hours

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