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dý.

bog, quagmire

2 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtiː]
  1. bog, quagmire

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse dý, related to dýja (“to shake, tremble”), from Proto-Germanic *dūjan- (“to tremble”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, mist”). Cognate with Faroese dýggj, Swedish dy, Danish dynd.

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