deigr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *daigaz.

Adjective

deigr

1. soft (of metal)
2. timid, cowardly

Declension

Strong declension of deigr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	deigr	deig	deigt
accusative	deigan	deiga	deigt
dative	deigum	deigri	deigu
genitive	deigs	deigrar	deigs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	deigir	deigar	deig
accusative	deiga	deigar	deig
dative	deigum	deigum	deigum
genitive	deigra	deigra	deigra

Weak declension of deigr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	deigi	deiga	deiga
accusative	deiga	deigu	deiga
dative	deiga	deigu	deiga
genitive	deiga	deigu	deiga
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	deigu	deigu	deigu
accusative	deigu	deigu	deigu
dative	deigum	deigum	deigum
genitive	deigu	deigu	deigu

Declension of comparative of deigr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	deigari	deigari	deigara
accusative	deigara	deigari	deigara
dative	deigara	deigari	deigara
genitive	deigara	deigari	deigara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	deigari	deigari	deigari
accusative	deigari	deigari	deigari
dative	deigurum	deigurum	deigurum
genitive	deigari	deigari	deigari

Strong declension of superlative of deigr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	deigastr	deigust	deigast
accusative	deigastan	deigasta	deigast
dative	deigustum	deigastri	deigustu
genitive	deigasts	deigastrar	deigasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	deigastir	deigastar	deigust
accusative	deigasta	deigastar	deigust
dative	deigustum	deigustum	deigustum
genitive	deigastra	deigastra	deigastra

Weak declension of superlative of deigr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	deigasti	deigasta	deigasta
accusative	deigasta	deigustu	deigasta
dative	deigasta	deigustu	deigasta
genitive	deigasta	deigustu	deigasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	deigustu	deigustu	deigustu
accusative	deigustu	deigustu	deigustu
dative	deigustum	deigustum	deigustum
genitive	deigustu	deigustu	deigustu

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “deigr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dei̯ɡr̩/, /ˈdei̯ɡɪr/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh deigyr, from Proto-Brythonic *dėgr (“tears”), from Proto-Celtic *dakrū, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱruh₂.

Noun

deigr m (collective, singulative deigryn)

1. (archaic) tears (drops of water from the eyes)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deigr

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
deigr	ddeigr	neigr	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

deigr

1. Soft mutation of teigr.

Mutation

Mutated forms of teigr

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
teigr	deigr	nheigr	theigr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.