dyrgja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dyrgja, from Proto-Germanic *durgijǭ. Related to dvergur (“dwarf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪrca/
• Rhymes: -ɪrca

Noun

dyrgja f (genitive singular dyrgju, nominative plural dyrgjur)

1. (archaic, folklore) a female dwarf (mythological creature)
2. (archaic, derogatory) a female dwarf, midget (a very short woman)
3. (derogatory) plump woman, fat woman

Declension

Declension of dyrgja (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dyrgja	dyrgjan	dyrgjur	dyrgjurnar
accusative	dyrgju	dyrgjuna	dyrgjur	dyrgjurnar
dative	dyrgju	dyrgjunni	dyrgjum	dyrgjunum
genitive	dyrgju	dyrgjunnar	dyrgna, dyrgja	dyrgnanna, dyrgjanna

Related terms

• durgur
• dvergur (“dwarf”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *durgijǭ, or from earlier *dvergynja.

Noun

dyrgja f (genitive dyrgju, plural dyrgjur)

1. a female dwarf

Declension

Declension of dyrgja (weak jōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dyrgja	dyrgjan	dyrgjur	dyrgjurnar
accusative	dyrgju	dyrgjuna	dyrgjur	dyrgjurnar
dative	dyrgju	dyrgjunni	dyrgjum	dyrgjunum
genitive	dyrgju	dyrgjunnar	dyrgna	dyrgnanna

Further reading

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