gýgur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gýgr (ogress, witch).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gýgur f (genitive singular gýgjar, nominative plural gýgjar or gýgir)

  1. (archaic, poetic) troll-woman, ogress

Declension

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    Declension of gýgur
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gýgur gýgurin gýgjar gýgjarnar
accusative gýgi gýgina gýgjar gýgjarnar
dative gýgi gýginni gýgjum gýgjunum
genitive gýgjar gýgjarinnar gýgja gýgjanna

Synonyms

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