"víf" meaning in Old Norse

See víf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wībą. Akin to English wife. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*wībą|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Germanic *wībą, {{inh+|non|gem-pro|*wībą}} Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wībą, {{cog|en|wife}} English wife Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} víf n, {{non-noun|n|vífs}} víf n (genitive vífs) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-n-a|víf}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=vífin|api=víf|asd=vífit|asi=víf|dpd=vífunum|dpi=vífum|dsd=vífinu|dsi=vífi|g=neuter|gpd=vífanna|gpi=vífa|gsd=vífsins|gsi=vífs|notes=|npd=vífin|npi=víf|nsd=vífit|nsi=víf|stem=strong a-stem|title=víf}}, {{non-decl-cell|víf|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vífit|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|víf|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vífin|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|víf|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vífit|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|víf|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|vífin|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vífi|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vífinu|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vífum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vífunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vífs|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vífsins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vífa|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vífanna|gpd}} Forms: vífs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], víf [indefinite, nominative, singular], vífit [definite, nominative, singular], víf [indefinite, nominative, plural], vífin [definite, nominative, plural], víf [accusative, indefinite, singular], vífit [accusative, definite, singular], víf [accusative, indefinite, plural], vífin [accusative, definite, plural], vífi [dative, indefinite, singular], vífinu [dative, definite, singular], vífum [dative, indefinite, plural], vífunum [dative, definite, plural], vífs [genitive, indefinite, singular], vífsins [definite, genitive, singular], vífa [genitive, indefinite, plural], vífanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. woman Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-víf-non-noun-zy5b~x7w Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25
  2. wife Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-víf-non-noun-nVKjyOTW Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "víf"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: víf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: víf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "vív"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: vív",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: vív"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "viv"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: viv",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: viv"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "viv",
            "g": "m,n"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: viv m or n",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: viv m or n"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "vif",
            "alt": "vīf"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: vīf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: vīf"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
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            "1": "sv",
            "2": "viv",
            "3": "vif"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: viv, vif",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pre-1906 spelling"
          },
          "expansion": "(pre-1906 spelling)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: viv, vif (pre-1906 spelling)"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "viv"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: viv",
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        "4": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
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      "form": "vífs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "non-decl-n-a",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "form": "víf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "vífit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "víf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "víf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "víf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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        "2": "vífs"
      },
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    },
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        "asi": "víf",
        "dpd": "vífunum",
        "dpi": "vífum",
        "dsd": "vífinu",
        "dsi": "vífi",
        "g": "neuter",
        "gpd": "vífanna",
        "gpi": "vífa",
        "gsd": "vífsins",
        "gsi": "vífs",
        "notes": "",
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        "npi": "víf",
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        "stem": "strong a-stem",
        "title": "víf"
      },
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    },
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        "1": "víf",
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        "1": "víf",
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      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
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        "1": "vífin",
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      "args": {
        "1": "víf",
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "vífit",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "víf",
        "2": "api"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "vífin",
        "2": "apd"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "vífi",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífinu",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífs",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífa",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "woman"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        "wife"
      ],
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          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "víf"
}
{
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    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse neuter a-stem nouns",
    "Old Norse neuter nouns",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "víf"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: víf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: víf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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        {
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          },
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    },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: viv m or n"
    },
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          "name": "desc"
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pre-1906 spelling"
          },
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        }
      ],
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    },
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          },
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      "form": "vífs",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "víf",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "víf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífi",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vífinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vífanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "víf n",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "1": "víf"
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        "asd": "vífit",
        "asi": "víf",
        "dpd": "vífunum",
        "dpi": "vífum",
        "dsd": "vífinu",
        "dsi": "vífi",
        "g": "neuter",
        "gpd": "vífanna",
        "gpi": "vífa",
        "gsd": "vífsins",
        "gsi": "vífs",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "vífin",
        "npi": "víf",
        "nsd": "vífit",
        "nsi": "víf",
        "stem": "strong a-stem",
        "title": "víf"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "víf",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífit",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "víf",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífin",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "víf",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífit",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "víf",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífin",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífi",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífinu",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífs",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífa",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vífanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "víf"
}

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