gýgr

Old Norse

Etymology

Uncertain origin. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeugʰ-, *gʰūgʰ- (“to hide, conceal”), see also Sanskrit गूहति (gūhati, “to conceal”), Persian آغل (“penfold”).

Also compare Scots gow, further Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē).

Noun

gýgr f (genitive gýgjar, plural gýgjar)

1. (Norse mythology) giantess, ogress

Declension

  Declension of gýgr (strong ijō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gýgr	gýgrin	gýgjar	gýgjarnar
accusative	gýgi	gýgina	gýgjar	gýgjarnar
dative	gýgi	gýginni	gýgjum	gýgjunum
genitive	gýgjar	gýgjarinnar	gýgja	gýgjanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: gýgur
• Faroese: gýggja
• Norwegian: gyger, gygr; (dialectal) gyvr
  • → Danish: gyger, gygre
    • Norwegian Bokmål: gyger, gygre

See also

• bergrisi
• hrímþurs
• jǫtunn
• risi
• þurs