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skegg
skegg
Faroese
Noun
skegg n (genitive singular skegs, plural skegg)
Declension
| n9 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skegg | skeggið | skegg | skeggini |
| Accusative | skegg | skeggið | skegg | skeggini |
| Dative | skeggi | skegginum | skeggum | skeggunum |
| Genitive | skegs | skegsins | skegga | skegganna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skegg, from Proto-Germanic *skaggiją, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to jump, skip, move, hurry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /scɛkː/
- Rhymes: -ɛkː
Noun
skegg n (genitive singular skeggs, nominative plural skegg)
- a beard
Declension
declension of skegg
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skegg | skeggið | skegg | skeggin |
| accusative | skegg | skeggið | skegg | skeggin |
| dative | skeggi | skegginu | skeggjum | skeggjunum |
| genitive | skeggs | skeggsins | skeggja | skeggjanna |
Derived terms
See also
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skagją. Related to Old English sceacga (English shag). Cognate with skógr (“forest”) and Old English sceaga (English shaw).
Noun
skegg n
Declension
Declension of skegg (strong ja-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skegg | skeggit | skegg | skeggin |
| accusative | skegg | skeggit | skegg | skeggin |
| dative | skeggi | skegginu | skeggjum | skeggjunum |
| genitive | skeggs | skeggsins | skeggja | skeggjanna |
Descendants
References
- skegg in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press