dygd

See also: dygð

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse dygð. Doublet of dyd m.

Noun

dygd f (definite singular dygda, indefinite plural dygder, definite plural dygdene)

  1. a virtue
  2. chastity
  3. power, ability, strength

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dyghþ (“virtue”), from Old Norse dygð, cognate with Norwegian dygd, Danish dyd, from Proto-Germanic *dugiþō, a variant of *dugunþō in English douth, German Tugend, Dutch deugd. These words are derived from the verb *duganą (“to be useful”), hence Swedish duga.

Noun

dygd c

  1. virtue

Declension
Declension of dygd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dygd dygden dygder dygderna
Genitive dygds dygdens dygders dygdernas

Derived terms

References
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