døkkr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dunkwaz, *dunkalaz, *dunkaraz (dark), whence also Old High German tunkal. No relation to English dark.

Adjective

døkkr

  1. dark
    • 11th century, Arnórr jarlaskald Þorðarson, "Þorfinnsdrápa":
      Bjǫrt sól verðr at svartri, fold søkkr í døkkvan mar, [] .
      The bright sun will become black, earth will sink in the dark ocean, [] .

Declension

  • døkkna (to darken)
  • døkkva (to darken; to make dark)
  • døkkvi m (a dark spot)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dökkur
  • Faroese: døkkur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: døkk

References

  • Leiv Heggstad, Gamalnorsk ordbok med nynorsk tyding (Det Norske Samlaget, 1930)
  • Ragnvald Iversen, Norrøn grammatikk (Aschehoug, 1973)
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