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ylgr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wulgī, from Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷíh₂s (she-wolf), from *wĺ̥kʷos (wolf), whence ulfr (wolf). Cognate with Sanskrit वृकी (vṛkī, she-wolf), Lithuanian vìlkė (she-wolf) and Proto-Slavic *vьlčìca.

Noun

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ylgr f (genitive ylgjar, dative ylgi, plural ylgjar)

  1. she-wolf
    Synonym: ylfa

Declension

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Declension of ylgr (strong ijō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ylgr ylgrin ylgjar ylgjarnar
accusative ylgi ylgina ylgjar ylgjarnar
dative ylgi ylginni ylgjum ylgjunum
genitive ylgjar ylgjarinnar ylgja ylgjanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: ylgur

Further reading

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