argr
Old Norse
/ˈɑrɣr̩/
adj
Definitions
- (derogatory) unmanly, effeminate, cowardly
- (derogatory) bad
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *argaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*argaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- arg German
- *h₁ergʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃orǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *argaz Proto-Germanic
- *arhwō Proto-Germanic
- *slihtaz Proto-Germanic
- arg Swedish
- earg Old English
- earh Old English
- iergþ Old English
- arewe Middle English
- argh Middle English
- arow Middle English
- arwe Middle English
- eri Middle English
- argur Icelandic
- arg Old High German
- argi Old High German
- argern Middle High German
- uerg Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- jargë Albanian
- *𐌰𐍂𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- *arg gmw-pro
- *arg Old Dutch
- *arka Proto-Finnic
- argher Old Swedish
- arg Westrobothnian
- erch Old Frisian
- *ergā Proto-Albanian
- ärch Central Franconian