ǫgr

See also: ogr

Old Norse

Etymology 1
ǫgr

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”), named so after the numerous spikes on its head, compare Swedish abborre (“perch”). The alternative forms are due to a folk etymological connection to auga (“eye”), because of its large protruding eyes, compare Russian окунь (okunʹ, “perch”), from Russian око (oko, “eye”).[1]

Noun

ǫgr m

  1. rose fish, redfish (Sebastes norvegicus)
Alternative forms
  • augr, augurr
Descendants
  • Norwegian: uer
  • → Swedish: uer

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Perhaps related to Latin ocris (“ragged mountain”), Ancient Greek ὄκρις (ókris, “peak”), in that case from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óḱris. Alternatively related to Latin acer (“sharp”), Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ákros, “pointed, sharp”), in that case from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós.[1] Both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Noun

ǫgr n (genitive ǫgrs)[2]

  1. inlet, small bay
Declension
  Declension of ǫgr (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ǫgr ǫgrit ǫgr ǫgrin
accusative ǫgr ǫgrit ǫgr ǫgrin
dative ǫgri ǫgrinu ǫgrum ǫgrunum
genitive ǫgrs ǫgrsins ǫgra ǫgranna

References
  1. de Vries, Jan (2000) Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, p. 374
  2. ögr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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