uggr

Old Norse

Etymology

Possibly related to aga (“to threaten”), ógn (“fear”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

uggr m

  1. fear, apprehension

Declension
  Declension of uggr (strong i-stem, s-genitive, singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite definite
nominative uggr uggrinn
accusative ugg ugginn
dative ugg ugginum
genitive uggs uggsins

Derived terms

References
  • “uggr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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