*dulgą

Runic: ᛞᚢᛚᚷᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈdul.ɣɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

  1. fight
  2. injury, wound
  3. scar

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰl̥gʰ-o-m / *dʰlegʰ-o-m, Proto-Germanic *dulgaz or possibly related to Ancient Greek θέλγω (thélgō).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.dulgądulgō
Acc.dulgądulgō
Gen.dulgas, dulgisdulgǫ̂
Dat.dulgaidulgamaz
Inst.dulgōdulgamiz
Voc.dulgądulgō

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Descendants

  • *dolg (Proto-West Germanic)
    • tolc, tolg, tolk (Old High German)
  • *dolg (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *dolc (Old Dutch)
      • dolc, dolch (Middle Dutch)
  • *dolg (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dolg, dolh, dolgbōt (Old English)
      • dolh, dolȝ, dolc, dolk, *dolgbote (Middle English)
        • dogbolt (English)
  • *dolg (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dulg, dolg, dolch, dolech, dulich (Old Frisian)
      • dolge (West Frisian)
  • *dolg (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *dolg (Old Saxon)
      • dolch, dolge, dolgen, dolk (Middle Low German)
  • dolg, dolgr (Old Norse)
    • dólg, dolgur (Icelandic)
    • dalga (Norwegian)

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