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styggur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse styggr, from Proto-Germanic *stugjaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

styggur (comparative styggari, superlative styggastur)

  1. (of animals) shy
    Synonym: fælinn
  2. (of people) grumpy, sullen
    Synonyms: skapvondur, önugur, stirfinn

Declension

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Derived terms

  • styggð (shyness; anger)
  • styggja (to frighten; to offend)
  • stygglyndur (short-tempered)
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