skógr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skōgaz.

Noun

skógr m (genitive skógar, plural skógar)

wood, forest

Declension

Declension of skógr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skógr	skógrinn	skógar	skógarnir
accusative	skóg	skóginn	skóga	skógana
dative	skógi	skóginum	skógum	skógunum
genitive	skógar, skógs	skógarins, skógsins	skóga	skóganna

Descendants

Danish: skov c
Faroese: skógvur m, skógur
Icelandic: skógur m

→ Middle English: scogh, scough
- English: scaw (dialectal)
Norwegian: skog m
Swedish: skog c

References

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

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