gýgr

== Old Norse == === Etymology === Uncertain origin. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeugʰ-, *gʰūgʰ- (“to hide, conceal”), see also Sanskrit गूहति (gūhati, “to conceal”), Persian آغل (“penfold”). === Noun === gýgr f (genitive gýgjar, plural gýgjar) (Norse mythology) giantess, ogress ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: gýgur Faroese: gýggja Norwegian: gyger, gygr; (dialectal) gyvr → Danish: gyger, gygre Norwegian Bokmål: gyger, gygre → Danish: gyge === See also === bergrisi hrímþurs jǫtunn risi þurs === References ===