argr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *argaz, whence also Old English earg, Old High German arg.

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrɣr̩/

Adjective

argr

1. (derogatory, offensive) unmanly, effeminate, cowardly
2. (derogatory, offensive) bad

Declension

Strong declension of argr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	argr	ǫrg	argt, art
accusative	argan	arga	argt, art
dative	ǫrgum	argri	ǫrgu
genitive	args	argrar	args
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	argir	argar	ǫrg
accusative	arga	argar	ǫrg
dative	ǫrgum	ǫrgum	ǫrgum
genitive	argra	argra	argra

Weak declension of argr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	argi	arga	arga
accusative	arga	ǫrgu	arga
dative	arga	ǫrgu	arga
genitive	arga	ǫrgu	arga
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ǫrgu	ǫrgu	ǫrgu
accusative	ǫrgu	ǫrgu	ǫrgu
dative	ǫrgum	ǫrgum	ǫrgum
genitive	ǫrgu	ǫrgu	ǫrgu

Declension of comparative of argr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	argari	argari	argara
accusative	argara	argari	argara
dative	argara	argari	argara
genitive	argara	argari	argara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	argari	argari	argari
accusative	argari	argari	argari
dative	ǫrgurum	ǫrgurum	ǫrgurum
genitive	argari	argari	argari

Strong declension of superlative of argr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	argastr	ǫrgust	argast
accusative	argastan	argasta	argast
dative	ǫrgustum	argastri	ǫrgustu
genitive	argasts	argastrar	argasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	argastir	argastar	ǫrgust
accusative	argasta	argastar	ǫrgust
dative	ǫrgustum	ǫrgustum	ǫrgustum
genitive	argastra	argastra	argastra

Weak declension of superlative of argr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	argasti	argasta	argasta
accusative	argasta	ǫrgustu	argasta
dative	argasta	ǫrgustu	argasta
genitive	argasta	ǫrgustu	argasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ǫrgustu	ǫrgustu	ǫrgustu
accusative	ǫrgustu	ǫrgustu	ǫrgustu
dative	ǫrgustum	ǫrgustum	ǫrgustum
genitive	ǫrgustu	ǫrgustu	ǫrgustu

Alternative forms

• ragr — by metathesis

Derived terms

• ergi (“the state of being argr”)

Descendants

• ⇒ Old Norse: ragr
  • Icelandic: ragur
  • Old Swedish: ragher
• Icelandic: argur
• Faroese: argur
• Old Swedish: argher
  • Swedish: arg
• Danish: arg
• → Scots: arg, arga

Further reading

• Richard Cleasby; Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874), “argr”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “argr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive