Ergi (noun) and argr (adjective) are two Old Norse terms of insult, denoting effeminacy or other unmanly behavior. Argr (also ragr)'s "unmanly" and ergi's "unmanliness"; the terms have cognates in other Germanic languages such as earh, earg, arag, arug, and so on. To accuse another man of being argr was called scolding (see "nithe"), and thus a legal reason to challenge the accuser in holmgang. If holmgang was refused by the accused, he could be outlawed (full outlawry), as this refusal proved t… (More on Ergi)