skýrr

Old Norse

Etymology

According to de Vries, an ablaut formation from skírr (“pure, innocent”).[1] Another theory by Magnusson links the word to Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look”) and its relatives.[2]

Adjective

skýrr

  1. clear
  2. intelligent, clever

Declension

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Descendants

  • Icelandic: skýr

References

  1. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “skýrr”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 510.
  2. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “skýr”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “skýrr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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