gnógr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• nógr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz, whence also Old English ġenōg, Old Saxon ginōg, Old High German ginuog, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃 (ganōhs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (“he has reached, attained”), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).

Adjective

gnógr (comparative gnógari, superlative gnógastr)

1. enough, abundant, sufficient

Declension

    Strong declension of gnógr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gnógr	gnóg	gnógt
accusative	gnógan	gnóga	gnógt
dative	gnógum	gnógri	gnógu
genitive	gnógs	gnógrar	gnógs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gnógir	gnógar	gnóg
accusative	gnóga	gnógar	gnóg
dative	gnógum	gnógum	gnógum
genitive	gnógra	gnógra	gnógra

    Weak declension of gnógr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gnógi	gnóga	gnóga
accusative	gnóga	gnógu	gnóga
dative	gnóga	gnógu	gnóga
genitive	gnóga	gnógu	gnóga
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gnógu	gnógu	gnógu
accusative	gnógu	gnógu	gnógu
dative	gnógum	gnógum	gnógum
genitive	gnógu	gnógu	gnógu

    Declension of comparative of gnógr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gnógari	gnógari	gnógara
accusative	gnógara	gnógari	gnógara
dative	gnógara	gnógari	gnógara
genitive	gnógara	gnógari	gnógara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gnógari	gnógari	gnógari
accusative	gnógari	gnógari	gnógari
dative	gnógurum	gnógurum	gnógurum
genitive	gnógari	gnógari	gnógari

    Strong declension of superlative of gnógr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gnógastr	gnógust	gnógast
accusative	gnógastan	gnógasta	gnógast
dative	gnógustum	gnógastri	gnógustu
genitive	gnógasts	gnógastrar	gnógasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gnógastir	gnógastar	gnógust
accusative	gnógasta	gnógastar	gnógust
dative	gnógustum	gnógustum	gnógustum
genitive	gnógastra	gnógastra	gnógastra

    Weak declension of superlative of gnógr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gnógasti	gnógasta	gnógasta
accusative	gnógasta	gnógustu	gnógasta
dative	gnógasta	gnógustu	gnógasta
genitive	gnógasta	gnógustu	gnógasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gnógustu	gnógustu	gnógustu
accusative	gnógustu	gnógustu	gnógustu
dative	gnógustum	gnógustum	gnógustum
genitive	gnógustu	gnógustu	gnógustu

Related terms

• ná
• nær

Descendants

• Icelandic: gnógur, nógur
• Faroese: nógvur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: nog; (dialectal) naug
• Elfdalian: naug
• Old Swedish: nōgh
  • Swedish: nog

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
• “gnógr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen