dygd

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse dygð. Doublet of dyd m.

Noun[edit]

dygd f (definite singular dygda, indefinite plural dygder, definite plural dygdene)

  1. a virtue
  2. chastity
  3. power, ability, strength

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Swedish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish dyghþ (virtue), from Old Norse dygð, cognate with Norwegian dygd, Danish dyd, from Proto-Germanic *dugiþō, a variant of *dugunþō in English douth, German Tugend, Dutch deugd. These words are derived from the verb *duganą (to be useful), hence Swedish duga.

Noun[edit]

dygd c

  1. virtue

Declension[edit]

Declension of dygd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dygd dygden dygder dygderna
Genitive dygds dygdens dygders dygdernas

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