"geirr" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰays- (“pointed stick, spear”). Cognate with Old English gār, Old Frisian gēr, Old Saxon gēr, Old High German gēr. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*gaizaz}} Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, {{der|non|ine-pro|*ǵʰays-||pointed stick, spear}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰays- (“pointed stick, spear”), {{cog|ang|gār}} Old English gār, {{cog|ofs|gēr}} Old Frisian gēr, {{cog|osx|gēr}} Old Saxon gēr, {{cog|goh|gēr}} Old High German gēr Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} geirr m, {{non-noun|m}} geirr m Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-a|geir}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=geirana|api=geira|asd=geirinn|asi=geir|dpd=geirunum|dpi=geirum|dsd=geirinum|dsi=geiri|g=masculine|gpd=geiranna|gpi=geira|gsd=geirsins|gsi=geirs|notes=|npd=geirarnir|npi=geirar|nsd=geirrinn|nsi=geirr|stem=strong a-stem|title=geirr}}, {{non-decl-cell|geirr|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|geirrinn|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|geirar|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|geirarnir|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|geir|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|geirinn|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|geira|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|geirana|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|geiri|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|geirinum|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|geirum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|geirunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|geirs|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|geirsins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|geira|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|geiranna|gpd}} Forms: strong [table-tags], geirr [indefinite, nominative, singular], geirrinn [definite, nominative, singular], geirar [indefinite, nominative, plural], geirarnir [definite, nominative, plural], geir [accusative, indefinite, singular], geirinn [accusative, definite, singular], geira [accusative, indefinite, plural], geirana [accusative, definite, plural], geiri [dative, indefinite, singular], geirinum [dative, definite, singular], geirum [dative, indefinite, plural], geirunum [dative, definite, plural], geirs [genitive, indefinite, singular], geirsins [definite, genitive, singular], geira [genitive, indefinite, plural], geiranna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. spear Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: ᚴᛅᛁᛦ — runic (kaiʀ)
    Sense id: en-geirr-non-noun-jyzJNrGW Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: geir",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: geir"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "geir"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: geir",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: geir"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "geir"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: geir",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: geir"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "ger"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: ger",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: ger"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian gēr",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirar",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "geirarnir",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geir",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geira",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geiri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "geirinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geira",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geiranna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      },
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        "dsi": "geiri",
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        "gpi": "geira",
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        "gsi": "geirs",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "geirarnir",
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    },
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        "1": "geirr",
        "2": "nsi"
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    },
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        "1": "geirrinn",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "geirinn",
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      },
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        "1": "geira",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "geiri",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "geirinum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirs",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirsins",
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      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geira",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geiranna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
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  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Weapons",
          "orig": "non:Weapons",
          "parents": [
            "Hunting",
            "Military",
            "Tools",
            "Human activity",
            "Society",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "though spears would.",
          "ref": "verse 16 of the Hávamál Ósnjallr maðr / hyggsk munu ey lifa, ef hann við víg varask; en elli gefr / hánum engi frið, þótt hánum geirar gefi. A cowardly man / believes he will live forever if he keep himself away from battle",
          "text": "but old age gives / him no peace",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spear"
      ],
      "id": "en-geirr-non-noun-jyzJNrGW",
      "links": [
        [
          "spear",
          "spear"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "kaiʀ",
          "word": "ᚴᛅᛁᛦ — runic"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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          },
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      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: geir"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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      ]
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    {
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "geira",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural"
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        "notes": "",
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        "1": "geirr",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirrinn",
        "2": "nsd"
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      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
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        "1": "geirar",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirarnir",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geir",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirinn",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geira",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirana",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geiri",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirinum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirs",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geirsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geira",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "geiranna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Old Norse masculine nouns",
        "Old Norse nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms with quotations",
        "non:Weapons"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "though spears would.",
          "ref": "verse 16 of the Hávamál Ósnjallr maðr / hyggsk munu ey lifa, ef hann við víg varask; en elli gefr / hánum engi frið, þótt hánum geirar gefi. A cowardly man / believes he will live forever if he keep himself away from battle",
          "text": "but old age gives / him no peace",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spear",
          "spear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kaiʀ",
      "word": "ᚴᛅᛁᛦ — runic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "geirr"
}

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