vargr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Vargʀ (Old East Norse)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European *werg̑ʰ-. Compare Old English wearh, wearg.

Noun

vargr m

Declension

Declension of vargr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vargr	vargrinn	vargar	vargarnir
accusative	varg	varginn	varga	vargana
dative	vargi	varginum	vǫrgum	vǫrgunum
genitive	vargs	vargsins	varga	varganna

Descendants

Icelandic: vargur
Faroese: vargur
Norwegian:
Norwegian Bokmål: varg

Norwegian Nynorsk: varg
Norn: varg
Old Swedish: vargher
- Swedish: varg
Danish: varg
Elfdalian: warg
Westrobothnian: gvarj, wærg, wåri
→ English: warg

References

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

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