ungr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jungaz, whence also Old Saxon jung, Old English ġeong, Old High German junc, Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈuŋɡr/

Adjective

ungr (comparative yngri, superlative yngstr)

  1. young

Declension

Descendants

  • Norwegian: ung (Bokmål), ung (Nynorsk)
  • Swedish: ung
  • Elfdalian: ungg

References

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