vargr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

vargr m

  1. wolf
  2. evildoer
  3. destroyer

Declension
  Declension of vargr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
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
  • Norn: varg
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: varg
    Norwegian Nynorsk: varg
  • Elfdalian: warg
  • Old Swedish: vargher
  • Danish: varg
  • → English: warg

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