bardagi

Faroese

Alternative forms

  • bardagur

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpartɛaːjɪ]

Noun

bardagi m (genitive singular bardaga, plural bardagar)

  1. battle, conflict, fight, clash
  2. war
  3. affray, brawl

Declension

m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bardagi bardagin bardagar bardagarnir
accusative bardaga bardagan bardagar bardagarnar
dative bardaga bardaganum bardagum bardagunum
genitive bardaga bardagans bardaga bardaganna

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bardagi. Equivalent to berjast (“to fight”) +‎ -dagi (“point in time”). Compare barátta f (“struggle”) and barviðri n (“stormy weather”) with the same first element.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpartaːjɪ/

Noun

bardagi m (genitive singular bardaga, nominative plural bardagar)

  1. battle, combat, fight
    Synonyms: orrusta f, hildur f, orrahríð f
    Þú færð svo mikla spennu og adrenalínkikk út úr svo mörgu, alveg eins og bardagamaður sem vinnur bardagann.
    You get so much excitement and an adrenaline rush from so many things, just like a fighter who wins the fight.
  2. brawl, rough-and-tumble
    Synonyms: áflog n pl, slagsmál n pl
    Einn maður hefur þegar verið handtekinn í tengslum við bardagann.
    One man has already been arrested in connection with the brawl.

Declension

Declension of bardagi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bardagi bardaginn bardagar bardagarnir
accusative bardaga bardagann bardaga bardagana
dative bardaga bardaganum bardögum bardögunum
genitive bardaga bardagans bardaga bardaganna

Derived terms

types of battle/fight
  • aðalbardagi (“mean fight”)
  • atvinnubardagi, atvinnumannabardagi (“professional fight”)
  • boxbardagi (“boxing match”)
  • byssubardagi (“gunfight”)
  • götubardagi (“street fight”)
  • hnefaleikabardagi (“boxing match”)
  • hnífabardagi (“knife fight”)
  • lokabardagi (“final battle”)
  • skotbardagi (“gunfight”)
  • titilbardagi (“title fight”)
  • UFC-bardagi (“UFC fight”)
  • úrslitabardagi (“final battle”)
particular battles
compounds with bardagi as specifier
  • bardagaaðferð f (“battle tactics”)
  • bardagaatriði n (“fight scene (film)”)
  • bardagahetja f (“action hero”)
  • bardagaíþrótt f (“combat sport”)
  • bardagakappi m (“fighter”)
  • bardagakerfi n (“combat system (video games)”)
  • bardagaklúbbur m (“martial arts club”)
  • bardagakona f (“female warrior”)
  • bardagaleikur m (“fighting game (video game)”)
  • bardagalist f (“martial art”)
  • bardagamaður m (“warrior”)
  • bardagamynd f (“martial arts film”)
  • bardagasamtök n pl (“martial arts governing body”)
  • bardagasena f (“battle scene”)
  • bardagastíll m (“fighting style”)
  • bardagasveit f (“combat unit”)
  • bardagasvæði n (“battleground”)
  • bardagatækni f (“combat technique”)

See also

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “bardagi”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 41 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “bardagi”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • “bardagi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “bardagi”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

bardagi m

  1. beating, thrashing
  2. fight, battle
  3. calamity, scourge

Declension

Declension of bardagi (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bardagi bardaginn bardagar bardagarnir
accusative bardaga bardagann bardaga bardagana
dative bardaga bardaganum bardǫgum bardǫgunum
genitive bardaga bardagans bardaga bardaganna

Derived terms

  • bardagabúinn (“ready for battle”)
  • bardagafrest n (“delay of battle”)
  • bardagafullr (“eager for combat”)
  • bardagafýst f (“love of combat”)
  • bardagagjarn (“eager for combat”)
  • bardagaguð m (“god of battle”)
  • bardagagyðja f (“goddess of battle”)
  • bardagalaust (“without battle”)
  • bardagalist f (“art of war”)
  • bardagalykt f (“the close of a battle”)
  • bardagamaðr m (“warrior”)
  • bardagastef n (“a time fixed for a battle”)
  • bardagastefna f (“a time fixed for a battle”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bardagi
  • Faroese: bardagi, bardagur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bardage
  • Old Swedish: bardaghi
    • → Swedish: bardag
  • Old Danish: bardaghe

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “bardagi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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