dygd

See also: dygð

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse dygð. Doublet of dyd m.

Noun

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

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

References

• “dygd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

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

dygd c

1. virtue

Declension

Declension of dygd

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dygd	dygds
	definite	dygden	dygdens
plural	indefinite	dygder	dygders
	definite	dygderna	dygdernas

Derived terms

• dygdetik
• dygdig
• dygdlös
• dygdplikt
• dygdrik

References

• dygd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dygd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dygd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)