argur

Icelandic

/ˈarkʏr/

adj

Definitions

bad, wicked
cowardly, faint-hearted
emasculate, weak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse argr (coward, bad, evil) inherited from Proto-Germanic *argaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*argaz

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*h₁ergʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*h₃orǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*argaz Proto-Germanic
earg Old English
earh Old English
argr Old Norse
arg Old High German
*𐌰𐍂𐌲𐍃 Gothic
*arg gmw-pro
*arg Old Dutch
*arka Proto-Finnic
argher Old Swedish
arg Westrobothnian
erch Old Frisian