uggr

== Old Norse == === Alternative forms === yggr === Etymology === Possibly from a family of words represented by Proto-Germanic *agaz (“fear, dread”), and thus related to aga (“to threaten”), ógn (“fear”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Others have supposed a connection to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”), though this is phonetically dubious. The derivative uggligr was borrowed into English as ugly. === Adjective === uggr m horrible, terrible, gloomy, ghastly, appalling ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: uggr, yggr Swedish: (dialectal) ugg, ygg, yg, ig === Noun === uggr m fear, apprehension ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== uggligr ==== Related terms ==== Yggr ugga, yggja óga, óa ógn ógna ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: uggur Swedish: (dialectal, interjection) ug-då!, uga-då!, ugg!, ugg-då!, hugg-då!, uga-då!, uvva-gå! (“ew, heck no”) === References === === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “uggr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive