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hagr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Germanic *hagaz, in ablaut-relationship with Proto-Germanic *hōgiz, ancestor of Old Norse hǿgr.

    Adjective

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    hagr

    1. handy, skillful

    Declension

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    Descendants

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    • Icelandic: hagur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hag
    • Old Swedish: hagher
    • Jutish: hav

    References

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

    Welsh

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    Etymology

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    From Middle Welsh hagyr, from Proto-Brythonic *sakro-, from Proto-Celtic *sakros, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    hagr (feminine singular hagr, plural hagron, equative hacred, comparative hacrach, superlative hacraf, not mutable)

    1. ugly
      Synonyms: hyll, salw

    Further reading

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    • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hagr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies