hrygð

Old Norse

Etymology

From hryggva (“to grieve”) +‎ -ð (“-th, -ness”).

Noun

hrygð f

1. affliction, grief, sorrow

Declension

Declension of hrygð (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrygð	hrygðin	hrygðir	hrygðirnar
accusative	hrygð	hrygðina	hrygðir	hrygðirnar
dative	hrygð	hrygðinni	hrygðum	hrygðunum
genitive	hrygðar	hrygðarinnar	hrygða	hrygðanna

Derived terms

• hrygðarbúnaðr m (“mourning dress”)
• hrygðarbúningr m (“mourning dress”)
• hrygðardagr m (“day of sorrow”)
• hrygðarefni n (“cause of sorrow”)
• hrygðarfullr (“sorrowful, rueful”)
• hrygðarmark n (“token of sorrow”)
• hrygðarsamligr (“mournful”)
• hrygðarsvipr m (“mournful look”)
• hrygðaryfirbragð n (“mournful look”)

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: rygd

Participle

hrygð

1. strong feminine nominative singular of hrygðr
2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of hrygðr

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hrygð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 212; also available at the Internet Archive