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hryggleikr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From hryggr +‎ -leikr.

Noun

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hryggleikr m

  1. affliction, grief, sorrow
    Synonym: hrygð

Declension

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Declension of hryggleikr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hryggleikr hryggleikrinn hryggleikar hryggleikarnir
accusative hryggleik hryggleikinn hryggleika hryggleikana
dative hryggleiki hryggleikinum hryggleikum hryggleikunum
genitive hryggleiks hryggleiksins hryggleika hryggleikanna

Further reading

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