varg
Norwegian Nynorsk
noun-m1
Definitions
- wolf
- a lawless person
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse vargr (wolf, outlaw, evildoer) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wargaz (criminal, outlaw).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wargaz
Gloss
criminal, outlaw
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- warg English
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *werǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- varg Norwegian Bokmål
- *wargaz Proto-Germanic
- *wargiþō Proto-Germanic
- *wīhą Proto-Germanic
- warg Old English
- warg, wearh Old English
- wearg Old English
- morðvargr Old Norse
- vargr Old Norse
- vargr í véum Old Norse
- vargur Icelandic
- 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- *vargas Proto-Finnic
- vargher Old Swedish
- gvarj Westrobothnian
- warg Westrobothnian
- wærg Westrobothnian
- warg Elfdalian