drjúgr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dreugaz (“enduring, lasting”). Cognates include English dreich and dree, Icelandic drýgja (“to commit, perpetrate, eke out”), Swedish dryg (“lasting, heavy”).

Adjective

drjúgr

1. very

   drjúgmǫrg ― very numerous

2. excessive
3. sufficient
4. great
5. strong

Descendants

• Icelandic: drjúgur
• Faroese: drjúgvur, drúgvur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: dryg
• Elfdalian: driuog
• Old Swedish: drȳgher
  • Swedish: dryg
• Scanian: dryğer
• Old Danish: drȳgh, drø̄gh
  • Danish: drøj
    • Norwegian Bokmål: drøy
• Gutnish: draugar, dravvur

Further reading

• The Skaldic Project
• Jan de Vries’ Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 1, page 85