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syg

Pronunciation: /syːˀ/

“syg” is a Danish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. sick, ill
  2. diseased
  3. wicked

Etymology

From Old Danish siuk(ær), syk, from Old Norse sjúkr (“sick”), from Proto-Germanic *seukaz. Cognate with Swedish sjuk, Norwegian syk, sjuk, English sick, German siech, Dutch ziek, West Frisian siik, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌺𐍃 (siuks).

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