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dylgja.

enmity

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtɪlca]
  1. enmity

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse dylgja (“enmity, hostility”), to the same root as dólgur (“bully”), from Old Norse dolgr (“enemy”), originally from a Proto-Germanic *dula stem, an ablaut biform to the stem of Icelandic dvali, Swedish dvala (“dormancy”). Cognate to Old Swedish dylghia (“enmity”), Swedish döddölja, dödölja (“enemy revenant”), dulga (“unclarity, secrecy”), duls- (“secrecy, denial”), dölja (“hide”), dolt (“hidden”), dolsk (“sneaky”), doll (“confused, mad, crazy”).

verb[ˈtɪlca]
  1. to insinuate, to hint at

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse dylgja (“enmity, hostility”), to the same root as dólgur (“bully”), from Old Norse dolgr (“enemy”), originally from a Proto-Germanic *dula stem, an ablaut biform to the stem of Icelandic dvali, Swedish dvala (“dormancy”). Cognate to Old Swedish dylghia (“enmity”), Swedish döddölja, dödölja (“enemy revenant”), dulga (“unclarity, secrecy”), duls- (“secrecy, denial”), dölja (“hide”), dolt (“hidden”), dolsk (“sneaky”), doll (“confused, mad, crazy”).

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