sjúkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *seukaz. Cognate with Old English sēoc (whence English sick), Old High German sioh (whence German siech).

Adjective

sjúkr

  1. sick

Descendants
  • Icelandic: sjúkur
  • Faroese: sjúkur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjuk
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: sjuk
  • Elfdalian: siouk
  • Old Swedish: siūker
  • Old Danish: siūkær, sȳk
    • Danish: syg
      • Norwegian Bokmål: syk
  • Gutnish: sjaukar
  • Scanian: sjúger, śöger
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