art

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of argr


sama

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

inflection of samr (“same”):
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of samr (“same”):
strong masculine accusative plural

inflection of samr (“same”):
weak masculine oblique singular

inflection of samr (“same”):
weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of samr (“same”):
weak neuter singular


ber

inflection of berr (“bare”):
strong feminine nominative singular

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


salt

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of saltr (“salty”)


full

inflection of fullr:
strong feminine nominative singular


svenska

strong feminine accusative singular of svenskr

strong masculine accusative plural of svenskr

weak masculine oblique singular of svenskr

weak feminine nominative singular of svenskr

weak neuter all cases singular of svenskr


hart

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of harðr


laus

inflection of lauss:
strong feminine nominative singular


kalt

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of kaldr


mjúkr

Faroese: mjúkur

Icelandic: mjúkur

Norwegian Nynorsk: mjuk

Norwegian Bokmål: mjuk

Old Swedish: miūker

Swedish: mjuk

Old Danish: miūk, miūgh

Danish: myg, miug (archaic)

Norwegian Bokmål: myk

English: meek

From Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg- (“slimy, slippery”).


mart

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of margr


hol

strong feminine nominative singular of holr

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of holr


ungar

strong feminine nominative/accusative plural of ungr


ein

inflection of einn:
strong feminine nominative singular


ill

inflection of illr:
strong feminine nominative singular

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


saltar

strong feminine nominative/accusative plural of saltr


laki

positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of lakr


gilt

strong neuter nominative singular of gildr

strong neuter accusative singular of gildr


alla

inflection of allr:
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of allr:
strong masculine accusative plural

inflection of allr:
weak masculine oblique singular

inflection of allr:
weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of allr:
weak neuter singular


halt

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of haltr


mitt

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of miðr


raga

strong feminine accusative singular of ragr

strong masculine accusative plural of ragr

weak feminine nominative singular of ragr


gula

inflection of gulr:
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of gulr:
strong masculine accusative plural

inflection of gulr:
weak masculine oblique singular

inflection of gulr:
weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of gulr:
weak neuter singular


grá

positive degree strong feminine nominative/accusative singular

positive degree strong neuter dative singular

positive degree strong masculine accusative plural

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

positive degree weak masculine oblique singular

positive degree weak feminine/neuter singular

positive degree weak nominative/accusative/genitive plural


varma

inflection of varmr:
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of varmr:
strong masculine accusative plural

weak feminine/neuter nominative singular

weak masculine/neuter accusative/dative/genitive singular


lek

positive degree strong feminine nominative singular


vart

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of varr


svensk

strong feminine nominative singular of svenskr

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of svenskr


vint

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of vindr


svenskum

strong masculine dative singular of svenskr

strong/weak all genders dative plural of svenskr


sami

weak masculine nominative singular of samr (“same”)


heid

From heiðr (“brightness, honor, worth”).


allt

neuter nominative/accusative singular of allr


bær

strong feminine nominative singular of bærr

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of bærr


bera

positive degree strong feminine accusative singular

positive degree strong masculine accusative plural

positive degree weak masculine oblique singular

positive degree weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of berr:
positive degree weak neuter singular


blár

blár (masculine nominative singular)
blá (feminine nominative singular)
blátt (neuter nominative singular)
bláan (accusative masculine singular)
bláa (accusative feminine singular)
blátt (accusative neuter singular)
bláum (dative masculine singular)
blárri (dative feminine singular)
bláu (dative neuter singular)
blás (genitive masculine singular)
blárrar (feminine genitive singular)
blás (genitive neuter singular)
bláir (masculine nominative plural)
bláar (feminine nominative plural)
blá (neuter nominative plural)
bláa (accusative masculine plural)
bláar (accusative feminine plural)
blá (accusative neuter plural)
bláum (dative masculine plural)
bláum (dative feminine plural)
bláum (dative neuter plural)
blárra (genitive masculine plural)
blárra (feminine genitive plural)
blárra (genitive neuter plural)
blái (masculine nominative singular)
bláa (feminine nominative singular)
bláa (neuter nominative singular)
bláa (accusative masculine singular)
bláu (accusative feminine singular)
bláa (accusative neuter singular)
bláa (dative masculine singular)
bláu (dative feminine singular)
bláa (dative neuter singular)
bláa (genitive masculine singular)
bláu (feminine genitive singular)
bláa (genitive neuter singular)
bláu (masculine nominative plural)
bláu (feminine nominative plural)
bláu (neuter nominative plural)
bláu (accusative masculine plural)
bláu (accusative feminine plural)
bláu (accusative neuter plural)
bláum (dative masculine plural)
bláum (dative feminine plural)
bláum (dative neuter plural)
bláu (genitive masculine plural)
bláu (feminine genitive plural)
bláu (genitive neuter plural)

Icelandic: blár

Faroese: bláur

Norn: blå

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: blå; (dialectal) blår, blår’e, blå’u

Norwegian Bokmål: blå

Jamtish: błá

Elfdalian: blå

Old Swedish: blār

Swedish: blå

Old Danish: blā

Danish: blå

Gutnish: blåar, blaar

Scanian: bláer

→ Middle English: bla, blaa, blo, bloo

Scots: blae, bla

From Proto-Germanic *blēwaz, whence also Old English bleow, blāw, Old High German blāo (German blau).

blue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black, black


dauði

weak masculine nominative singular of dauðr


einn

Icelandic: einn

Faroese: ein

Norn: en

Norwegian Nynorsk: ein

Dalecarlian: jenn

Elfdalian: ᛁᛆᚿ (ien)

Old Swedish: ēn

Swedish: en

Old Danish: en, æn

Danish: en

Norwegian Bokmål: en

Scanian: æn, én

Gutnish: en, ann, h'en

From Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare Old Saxon en, Old English an, Old Frisian en, Old High German ein, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ains).


fá

positive degree strong feminine nominative/accusative singular of fár

positive degree strong neuter dative singular of fár

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of fár

positive degree weak masculine accusative/dative/genitive singular of fár

positive degree weak feminine singular of fár

positive degree weak neuter nominative singular of fár

positive degree weak nominative/accusative/genitive plural of fár


gamall

non-adj

gamall (comparative ellri, superlative ellztr)

ellri (comparative)
ellztr (superlative)

Icelandic: gamall

Faroese: gamal

Elfdalian: gåmål

Norn: gammel

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: gamal, gammal, gamall

→ Norwegian Bokmål: gammal

Norwegian: gammalle, gåmål, gåmæⁱll, gabmal, gamadle (dialectal)

Old Swedish: gamal

Swedish: gammal

Danish: gammel

Norwegian Bokmål: gammel

Gutnish: gammel, gamal

The positive form is from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz. The comparative and superlative forms are from Proto-Germanic *alþizô and *alþistaz respectively, comparison forms of the positive *aldaz (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, ultimately from the root *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). Compare with English old – elder – eldest.

[…]at hárum þul / hlæ þú aldregi,
oft er gótt, / þat er gamlir kveða;[…]

[…] at a grey-haired sage / never laugh,
often is good, / that which the old tell; […]

hve gamall maðr ertu


hár

non-adj

hár (comparative hærri, superlative hæstr)

hærri (comparative)
hæstr (superlative)
hór (alternative)
*haugʀ (alternative)
hæri (alternative)

Icelandic: hár

Faroese: háur

Norn: hjog, høg

→ Scots: hoe

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: håg (< pl. hávir); (dialectal) hå

Old Swedish: hø̄gher

Swedish: hög

→ Middle Norwegian: høg (from ca. 1400)

Norwegian Nynorsk: høg

→ Norwegian Bokmål: høg

Danish: høj

Norwegian Bokmål: høy

→ Faroese: høgur

Old Gutnish: haur

Gutnish: haugar, haug, hau

From Proto-Germanic *hauhaz (“high”). Cognate with Old English hēah, Old Frisian hāch, Old Saxon hōh, Old High German hōh, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃 (hauhs).

Ask veit ek standa / heitir Yggdrasill
hár baðmr, ausinn / hvíta auri; […]

Vǫluspá, verse 19, lines 1-4, in 1867, S. Bugge, Norrœn fornkvæði: Sæmundar Edda hins fróða. Christiania, page 4

I know an ash stands / named Yggdrasill
a high tree, washed / with white mud; […]


hár

strong feminine nominative singular of hárr

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of hárr


heilbrigði

weak masculine nominative singular of heilbrigðr


heill

Icelandic: heill

Faroese: heilur

Norwegian Nynorsk: heil

→ Norwegian Bokmål: heil

Old Swedish: hēl

Swedish: hel

Old Danish: hel, hiæl

Danish: hel

Norwegian Bokmål: hel

desctree

→ Middle English: heil
English: hail
Scots: hail

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”).

inh

heill sé þú

Heill dagr! / Heilir dags synir!
Heill nótt ok nipt!
óreiðum augum / litið okkr þinig

900s–1000s, Anonymous, Sigrdrífumál (‘the speeches of Sigrdrífa’), stanza 3

Hail the day! Hail the sons of day! Hail night and her kinswoman! With friendly eyes look ye hither upon us two, and give the sitting ones victory.

(before a noun, agreeing with it) hail (interjection)


hlýr

Danish: ly

Faroese: lýggjur

Icelandic: hlýr

Norwegian: ly

Swedish: ly

From Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz, *hlēwaz, *hlēwijaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with Old English hlēow (“warm, sunny”). More at lukewarm.


hrár

Icelandic: hrár

Faroese: ráur

Norwegian Nynorsk: rå

Norwegian Bokmål: rå

Elfdalian: rå

Old Swedish: rār

Swedish: rå

Old Danish: rā

Danish: rå

Scanian: aráer

Gutnish: råar


hreinn

non-adj

hreinn (comparative hreinni, superlative hreinstr)

hreinni (comparative)
hreinstr (superlative)

Icelandic: hreinn

Faroese: reinur

Norwegian Nynorsk: rein

→ Norwegian Bokmål: rein

Elfdalian: rien

Old Swedish: rēn

Swedish: ren

Danish: ren

Norwegian Bokmål: ren

Gutnish: rainar, rain


hvass

Icelandic: hvass

Faroese: hvassur

Norwegian Nynorsk: kvass

→ Norwegian Bokmål: kvass

desctree

Old Swedish: hvas
Swedish: vass, (pre-1906 spelling) hvass

Danish: hvas

Norwegian Bokmål: hvass


langt

neuter nominative/accusative singular of langr


mein

strong feminine nominative singular of meinn

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of meinn


lítill

non-adj

lítill (comparative minni, superlative minnstr)

minni (comparative)
minnstr (superlative)

Icelandic: lítill

Faroese: lítil

Norn: litel

Norwegian Nynorsk: liten

Elfdalian: litn

Old Swedish: lītil, lītin

Swedish: lilla, liten

Danish: lille, liden

Norwegian Bokmål: liten

From Proto-Germanic *lītilaz (“small, little, few”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (leitils). The comparative and superlative degrees are from Proto-Germanic *minnizô and *minnistaz respectively, ultimately being degrees of Proto-Indo-European *minu- (“small”), but are already inflections of *lītilaz at the Proto-Germanic stage.


margir

strong masculine nominative plural of margr


meira

comparative degree masculine oblique singular

inflection of mikill:
comparative degree neuter singular


miðja

inflection of miðr:
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of miðr:
strong masculine accusative plural

inflection of miðr:
weak masculine oblique singular

inflection of miðr:
weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of miðr:
weak neuter singular


nýr

non-adj

nýr (comparative nýjari, superlative nýjastr)

nýr (comparative nýrri, superlative nýjastr)

nýr (canonical)
nýjari (comparative)
nýjastr (superlative)
nýrri (comparative)

Icelandic: nýr

Faroese: nýggjur

Norwegian Nynorsk: ny, (dialectal) nyr

Old Swedish: nȳr

Swedish: ny

Old Danish: ny

Danish: ny

Norwegian Bokmål: ny

From Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, whence also and Old High German and Old Saxon niuwi, Old Frisian nīe, Old English nīewe (English new), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.


opna

inflection of opinn:
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of opinn:
strong masculine accusative plural

inflection of opinn:
weak masculine oblique singular

inflection of opinn:
weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of opinn:
weak neuter singular


saman

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

strong masculine accusative singular of samr (“same”)


sár

strong feminine nominative singular of sárr

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of sárr


síðan

masculine accusative singular indefinite of síðr


stór

positive degree strong feminine nominative singular

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


trúa

positive degree strong feminine accusative singular

positive degree strong masculine accusative plural

positive degree weak masculine oblique singular

positive degree weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of trúr:
positive degree weak neuter singular


átta

inflection of átti:
masculine oblique singular

inflection of átti:
feminine nominative singular


fræ

inflection of frær:
strong feminine nominative singular

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


leika

inflection of leikr:
positive degree weak neuter singular


beinn

non-adj

beinn (comparative beinari, superlative beinastr)

beinari (comparative)
beinastr (superlative)

Icelandic: beinn

Faroese: beinur

Norwegian Nynorsk: bein

Norwegian Bokmål: ben, bein

Swedish: bena

Danish: ben

desc

→ Middle English: beyn, bayn, bayne, bain

Scots: bein, bien

English: bain

Eykr með ennidúki · jarðhljótr día fjarðar
breyti, hún sás beinan · bindr; […]

Kormákr Ǫgmundarson, Sigurðardrápa stanza 3

The land-recipient (RULER) who secures the straight mast endows the plower of the firth of the gods (POET) with a headband. […]


beinn

From bein n (“bone, leg”), from Proto-Germanic *bainą, also from *bainaz.


þurr

non-adj

þurr (comparative þurrari, superlative þurrastr)

þurrari (comparative)
þurrastr (superlative)
þyrr (alternative)

Icelandic: þurr

Faroese: turrur

Norwegian Nynorsk: turr, tørr

Norwegian Bokmål: tørr

Old Swedish: þør, þor

Swedish: torr

Old Danish: thur, thiur, thyr

Danish: tør

From Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *térsus, from the root *ters- (“dry”).


þýða

inflection of þýðr:
positive degree weak neuter singular


ills

strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of illr


gild

strong feminine nominative singular of gildr

strong neuter nominative plural of gildr

strong neuter accusative plural of gildr


langa

inflection of langr:
strong feminine singular accusative

inflection of langr:
strong masculine plural accusative

inflection of langr:
weak masculine singular oblique

inflection of langr:
weak feminine singular nominative

inflection of langr:
weak neuter singular


gott

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of góðr


annars

masculine/neuter genitive singular of annarr


sæll

sæll (comparative sælari, superlative sælastr)

sælari (comparative)
sælastr (superlative)

Icelandic: sæll

Faroese: sælur

Norn: sel

Norwegian: sæl

Old Swedish: sǣll

Swedish: säll

Old Danish: sæll, sææl

Danish: sæl

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *sēliz, from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“to calm, quiet, be favourable”).

inh

Es-at maðr alls vesall, // þótt sé illa hęill,
sumr es af sonum sæll,
sumr af frændum, // sumr af fé ǿrnu,

Man is not completely wretched, though he of poor health be: someone is fortunate from sons, someone from kinsmen, someone from ample cattle, someone from works done well.

ársæll

of a king under whose reign the realm prospers


gamla

inflection of gamall:
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of gamall:
strong masculine accusative plural

inflection of gamall:
weak masculine oblique singular

inflection of gamall:
weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of gamall:
weak neuter singular


forn

non-adj

forn (comparative fornari, superlative fornastr)

fornari (comparative)
fornastr (superlative)

Icelandic: forn

Faroese: fornur

Norwegian Nynorsk: forn

Norwegian: (dialectal) fonn, fodn

Norwegian Bokmål: forn

Old Swedish: forn

Swedish: forn

Danish: forne

From Proto-Germanic *fernaz (“foregoing, previous; recent”), from Proto-Indo-European *perHm-, *perH- (“fore, first”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“forth, over, across, through”). Cognate with Old English firn, fyrn-, Old Frisian fīr, fēr, Old Saxon fern, Old High German firni, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (fairneis).


mikill

non-adj

mikill (comparative meiri, superlative mestr)

meiri (comparative)
mestr (superlative)
mykill (alternative)

Icelandic: mikill

Faroese: mikil

Norn: mikkel, mukkel

Norwegian Nynorsk: mykjen, myken (-n from acc. mikinn)

Elfdalian: mitjin

Old Swedish: mykil, mykin

Swedish: mycken (archaic)

Old Danish: mikin

Danish: megen

Norwegian Bokmål: megen

desctree

⇒ Old Norse: mikit n
Icelandic: mikið
Faroese: mikið
Norwegian Nynorsk: mykje, myket; (dialectal) mykji, mikje
Norwegian Bokmål: mye
Old Swedish: mykit
Swedish: mycket n
Old Danish: mikit n
Danish: meget
Norwegian Bokmål: meget

From Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, great”). Cognate with Old English miċel, Old Saxon mikil, Old Dutch mikil, Old High German mihhil, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils).

der

áin var mikil


smár

non-adj

smár (comparative smærri, superlative smæstr)

smærri (comparative)
smæstr (superlative)

Icelandic: smár

Faroese: smáur

Norwegian Nynorsk: små

Norwegian Bokmål: små

Old Swedish: smār

Swedish: små

Danish: små


tíð

strong feminine nominative singular of tíðr

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of tíðr


helgi

weak masculine nominative singular of heilagr


þrá

strong feminine nominative/accusative singular

inflection of þrár:
strong masculine accusative plural

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

inflection of þrár:
weak masculine oblique singular

weak feminine nominative/oblique singular

inflection of þrár:
weak neuter singular


vill

strong feminine nominative singular of villr

strong neuter nominative plural of villr

strong neuter accusative plural of villr


minni

head

minni (adverb minnr, superlative degree minnstr)

minnr (adverb)
minnstr (superlative)
minni (masculine nominative singular)
minni (feminine nominative singular)
minna (neuter nominative singular)
minna (accusative masculine singular)
minni (accusative feminine singular)
minna (accusative neuter singular)
minna (dative masculine singular)
minni (dative feminine singular)
minna (dative neuter singular)
minna (genitive masculine singular)
minni (feminine genitive singular)
minna (genitive neuter singular)
minni (masculine nominative plural)
minni (feminine nominative plural)
minni (neuter nominative plural)
minni (accusative masculine plural)
minni (accusative feminine plural)
minni (accusative neuter plural)
minnum (dative masculine plural)
minnum (dative feminine plural)
minnum (dative neuter plural)
minni (genitive masculine plural)
minni (feminine genitive plural)
minni (genitive neuter plural)

Icelandic: minni

Faroese: minni

Norwegian:

Norwegian Nynorsk: mindre

Norwegian Bokmål: mindre

Old Swedish: minne, mindre

Swedish: mindre

Old Danish: minnæ, mindræ

Danish: mindre

From Proto-Germanic *minnizô, comparative of *lītilaz.

less, smaller: comparative degree of lítill


trú

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

positive degree strong feminine nominative singular

positive degree strong neuter dative singular

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

positive degree weak feminine oblique singular

positive degree weak nominative/accusative/dative plural


svala

strong feminine accusative singular of svalr

strong masculine accusative plural of svalr

weak masculine oblique singular of svalr

weak feminine nominative singular of svalr


mær

strong feminine nominative singular of mærr

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of mærr


betri

betri (masculine nominative singular)
betri (feminine nominative singular)
betra (neuter nominative singular)
betra (accusative masculine singular)
betri (accusative feminine singular)
betra (accusative neuter singular)
betra (dative masculine singular)
betri (dative feminine singular)
betra (dative neuter singular)
betra (genitive masculine singular)
betri (feminine genitive singular)
betra (genitive neuter singular)
betri (masculine nominative plural)
betri (feminine nominative plural)
betri (neuter nominative plural)
betri (accusative masculine plural)
betri (accusative feminine plural)
betri (accusative neuter plural)
betrum (dative masculine plural)
betrum (dative feminine plural)
betrum (dative neuter plural)
betri (genitive masculine plural)
betri (feminine genitive plural)
betri (genitive neuter plural)

Icelandic: betri

Faroese: betri

Norwegian Nynorsk: betre

Norwegian: bere, bære, beire (dialectal)

Old Swedish: bætre, bættre

Swedish: bättre

Danish: bedre

Norwegian Bokmål: bedre

From Proto-Germanic *batizô. Compare Old English betera (English better), Old Frisian betera (West Frisian better), Old Saxon betiro (Low German beter), Dutch beter, Old High German bezziro (German besser), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌰 (batiza).


unga

positive degree strong feminine accusative singular of ungr

positive degree strong masculine accusative plural of ungr

positive degree weak masculine oblique singular of ungr

positive degree weak feminine nominative singular of ungr

positive degree weak neuter singular of ungr


rags

strong masculine genitive singular of ragr


argan

strong masculine accusative singular of argr


heil

feminine singular indefinite nominative of heill (“whole”)

neuter plural indefinite nominative/accusative of heill (“whole”)


hýr

positive degree strong feminine nominative singular

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


langar

feminine plural nominative/accusative strong positive degree of langr


vinda

positive degree strong feminine accusative singular

positive degree strong masculine accusative plural

positive degree weak masculine oblique singular

positive degree weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of vindr:
positive degree weak neuter singular


beru

positive degree strong neuter dative singular

positive degree weak feminine oblique singular

positive degree weak nominative/accusative/genitive plural


fár

non-adj

fár (comparative færri, superlative fæstr)

Icelandic: fár

Faroese: fáur

Norwegian Nynorsk: få, fåe

Norwegian Bokmål: få

Danish: få

Swedish: få

From Proto-Germanic *fawaz, whence also Old English fēaw (English few), Old Frisian fe, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍃 (faus).


lekar

positive degree strong feminine nominative/accusative plural of lekr


henti

weak masculine nominative singular of hentr


beri

positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of berr (“bare”)


langi

weak masculine singular nominative positive degree of langr


marga

inflection of margr:
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of margr:
strong masculine accusative plural

inflection of margr:
weak feminine nominative singular

weak masculine accusative/dative/genitive singular

inflection of margr:
weak neuter singular


varr

Icelandic: var

Faroese: varur

Norwegian Nynorsk: var

Norwegian Bokmål: var

Swedish: var

Danish: var


eina

inflection of einn:
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of einn:
strong masculine accusative plural

weak feminine/neuter nominative singular

weak masculine/neuter accusative/dative/genitive singular


danska

indefinite singular feminine accusative of danskr

indefinite plural masculine accusative of danskr

definite singular masculine oblique of danskr

definite singular feminine nominative of danskr

inflection of danskr
definite singular neuter of danskr


stríða

positive degree strong feminine accusative singular

positive degree strong masculine accusative plural

positive degree weak masculine oblique singular

positive degree weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of stríðr:
positive degree weak neuter singular


leki

positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of lekr


nær

From Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz, comparative of *nēhw. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).


rauðr

non-adj

rauðr (comparative rauðari, superlative rauðastr)

rauðari (comparative)
rauðastr (superlative)

Icelandic: rauður

Faroese: reyður

Norn: rø

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: raud; (dialectal) raud’u, raud’e

→ Norwegian Bokmål: raud-

Norwegian: (dialectal) raug, rauv, rå

Elfdalian: roð

Old Swedish: rø̄þer
Swedish: röd

Danish: rød

Norwegian Bokmål: rød

Gutnish: raudar, raudår, raudur

From Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᚢᛞᚨᛉ (*raudaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, whence also Old English rēad, Old Frisian rād, Old Saxon rōd, Old High German rōt, Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós < *h₁rewdʰ-.


hvítr

non-adj

hvítr (comparative hvítari, superlative hvítastr)

hvítari (comparative)
hvítastr (superlative)

Icelandic: hvítur

Faroese: hvítur

Norn: hvid

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: kvit, (dialectal) kvit’u, kvit’e

→ Norwegian Bokmål: kvit

Elfdalian: wait

Old Swedish: hvīter

Swedish: vit, hvit (pre-1906 spelling)

Danish: hvid

Norwegian Bokmål: hvit

Old Gutnish: huit

Gutnish: veitar, veita, veit

From Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, whence also Old English hwīt, Old Saxon hwīt, and Old High German wīz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.


svartr

non-adj

svartr (comparative svartari, superlative svartastr)

svartari (comparative)
svartastr (superlative)

Icelandic: svartur

Faroese: svartur

Norn: svart

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: svart, (dialectal) svart’u, svart’e

→ Norwegian Bokmål: svart

Elfdalian: swart

Old Swedish: svarter, svorter

Swedish: svart

Scanian: svárter

Old Danish: swart, swort, sort

Danish: sort
Norwegian Bokmål: sort

Gutnish: svartar

From Proto-Germanic *swartaz, whence also Old English sweart, Old High German swarz, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍃 (swarts). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”).


skarpr

non-adj

skarpr (comparative skarpari, superlative skarpastr)

skarpari (comparative)
skarpastr (superlative)

Icelandic: skarpur

Faroese: skarpur

Norwegian Bokmål: skarp

Norwegian Nynorsk: skarp

Old Swedish: skarper

Swedish: skarp

Danish: skarp

From Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, whence also Old English sċearp, Old Frisian skerp, skarp, Old Saxon skarp, Old Dutch skarp, Old High German scarf. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

opt ór skǫrpum belg / skilin orð koma

oft’ out of a shrivelled skin-sack discerning words come

scorched, pinched (from dryness), shrivelled


samr

From Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same, alike”), whence also Old High German sama. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *somHós, made from the root *sem- (“together, one”).


sjúkr

Icelandic: sjúkur

Faroese: sjúkur

Norwegian Nynorsk: sjuk

→ Norwegian Bokmål: sjuk

Elfdalian: siouk

Old Swedish: siūker

Swedish: sjuk

Old Danish: siūkær, sȳk

Danish: syg
Norwegian Bokmål: syk

Gutnish: sjaukar

Scanian: sjúger, śöger

From Proto-Germanic *seukaz. Cognate with Old English sēoc (whence English sick), Old High German sioh (whence German siech).


breiðr

breiðr (comparative breiðari, superlative breiðastr)

breiðari (comparative)
breiðastr (superlative)

Icelandic: breiður

Faroese: breiður

Norwegian Nynorsk: brei, breid

→ Norwegian Bokmål: brei

Old Swedish: brēþer

Swedish: bred

Danish: bred

Norwegian Bokmål: bred

From Proto-Germanic *braidaz, whence also Old English brād (English broad), Old Frisian brēd (West Frisian breed), Old Saxon brēd (Low German breed, breet), Dutch breed, Old High German breit (German breit), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (braiþs).


dauðr

Icelandic: dauður

Faroese: deyður

Middle Norwegian: daudher, dauder

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: daud, (dialectal) dauder, daud'e, daug'e

→ Norwegian Bokmål: daud

Old Swedish: dø̄þer

Swedish: död

Old Danish: dø̄th

Danish: død

Norwegian Bokmål: død

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: død

From Proto-Germanic *daudaz (“dead”), whence also Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (dauþs), Old English dēad and Old High German tōt.


djúpr

non-adj

djúpr (comparative djúpari, superlative djúpastr)

djúpr (comparative dýpri, superlative dýpstr)

djúpari (comparative)
djúpastr (superlative)
dýpri (comparative)
dýpstr (superlative)

Icelandic: djúpur

Faroese: djúpur

Norwegian Nynorsk: djup

→ Norwegian Bokmål: djup

Old Swedish: diūper
Swedish: djup

Danish: dyb

Norwegian Bokmål: dyp

Scanian: djyber


fagr

fagr (comparative fagrari, superlative fagrastr)

fagr (comparative fegri, superlative fegrstr)

fagrari (comparative)
fagrastr (superlative)
fegri (comparative)
fegrstr (superlative)

Icelandic: fagur

Faroese: fagur

Norn: feg, fåg, feger

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: fager, fagr; (dialectal) fagur

Old Swedish: fagher

Swedish: fager

Old Danish: faghær

Danish: fager, feir, fauer, faver, favr

Norwegian Bokmål: fager

From Proto-Germanic *fagraz, whence also Old English fæġer ( > English fair), Old Saxon fagar, Old High German fagar, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”). Non-Germanic cognates include Latin pulcher and Slovak pekný (“nice”).


fastr

Icelandic: fastur

Faroese: fastur

Norwegian: fast

Old Swedish: faster

Swedish: fast

Danish: fast

From Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.


góðr

non-adj

góðr (comparative betri, superlative beztr)

Icelandic: góður

Faroese: góður

Norwegian: god

Elfdalian: guoð

Old Swedish: gōþer

Swedish: god, goder (dialectal, in set phrases)

Old Danish: gōth, (Old Scanian) gōþær

Danish: god

Scanian: góðer

Old Gutnish: gōþr

Gutnish: godar

From Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, whence also Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Old English gōd, Old High German and Old Dutch guot, Gothic 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (gōþs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. The comparative and superlative forms are from Proto-Germanic *batizô and *batistaz respectively, both degrees of Proto-Germanic *bataz, being ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- (“good”).

góðir vinir

góð orð

gott skáld


harðr

Icelandic: harður

Faroese: harður

Norwegian: hard; (dialectal) hard’u, hard’e

→ Norwegian Bokmål: hard

Old Swedish: harþer

Swedish: hård

Danish: hård

Norwegian Bokmål: hård (obsolete)

From Proto-Germanic *harduz, whence also Old English heard, Old Frisian herd, Old Saxon hard, Old Dutch hart, Old High German hart, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (hardus). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong; powerful”).


heitr

heitr (comparative heitari, superlative heitastr)

heitari (comparative)
heitastr (superlative)

Icelandic: heitur

Faroese: heitur

Norwegian Nynorsk: heit

→ Norwegian Bokmål: heit

Old Swedish: hēter

Swedish: het

Danish: hed

Norwegian Bokmål: het

From Proto-Germanic *haitaz, whence also Old English hāt, Old Saxon hēt, Old High German heiz.


kaldr

Icelandic: kaldur

Faroese: kaldur

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: kald; (dialectal) kald’u, kald’e

Norwegian Bokmål: kald

Elfdalian: kold

Old Swedish: kalder, kaller

Swedish: kall

Old Danish: kald

Danish: kold

Norwegian Bokmål: kold (Riksmål)

Gutnish: kaldar

From Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, whence also Old English cald, Old Frisian kald, Old Saxon kald, Old High German kalt, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (kalds). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.


langr

non-adj

langr (comparative lengri, superlative lengstr)

lengri (comparative)
lengstr (superlative)

Icelandic: langur

Faroese: langur

Norn: lang

Norwegian Nynorsk: lang

Norwegian Bokmål: lang

Old Swedish: langer
Swedish: lång

Danish: lang

Gutnish: langgar, langgår, langgur

From Proto-Germanic *langaz, whence also Old English lang, Old High German lang.

langt sverð

Þeir áttu eigi langt til eyjarinnar.

They had no long distance to the island.

long, far, distant (of distance and length)

lǫng stund


latr

latr (comparative latari, superlative latastr)

latari (comparative)
latastr (superlative)

Icelandic: latur

Faroese: latur

Norwegian: lat (Bokmål), lat (Nynorsk)

Old Swedish: later

Swedish: lat

Danish: lad

Elfdalian: lat

Gutnish: latar, latur, lattur

Scanian: lader

From Proto-Germanic *lataz, whence also Old English læt (“slow, sluggish, late”), Old High German laz (“slow, lazy”).

cog

Latr ok óhlýðinn.

Ek em latr.

latr sækir latan heim

compare Icelandic líkur sækir líkan heim and English like attracts like


lágr

non-adj

lágr (comparative lægri, superlative lægstr)

lægri (comparative)
lægstr (superlative)

Icelandic: lágur

Faroese: lágur

Norwegian Nynorsk: låg

→ Norwegian Bokmål: låg

Old Swedish: lāgher

Swedish: låg

Old Danish: lagh

Danish: lav

Norwegian Bokmål: lav

desctree

→ Middle English: lah, laȝ, laȝgh, laghe, lawe, law, louȝ, lou, loȝ, logh, lough, low, lowe, loue
English: low
Geordie English: law
Scots: laich

From Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, whence also Dutch laag. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.


léttr

Danish: let

Faroese: lættur

Icelandic: léttur

Norwegian: lett (Bokmål), lett (Nynorsk)

Swedish: lätt

From Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, whence also Old English lēoht, Old High German līhti, liht. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.


réttr

Icelandic: réttur

Faroese: rættur

Norwegian Nynorsk: rett

Elfdalian: rett

Old Swedish: rǣtter

Swedish: rätt, rät

Old Danish: rǣt

Scanian: rǽtter

Danish: ret

Norwegian Bokmål: rett

Gutnish: rettar

From Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, whence also Old English riht, Old High German reht. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.


saðr

non-adj

saðr (comparative sannari, superlative sannastr)

sannari (comparative)
sannastr (superlative)
sannr (alternative)

Icelandic: sannur

Faroese: sannur

Norwegian Nynorsk: sann

Norwegian Bokmål: sann

Old Swedish: sander

Swedish: sann

Danish: sand

From Proto-Germanic *sanþaz Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-ónt-s (“being, existing”), present participle of *h₁es- (“to be, exist”). The change -nnr > -ðr is regular. Compare with maðr.

inh

convicted of, guilty of [with at (+ dative)]


saðr

Danish: sat

Faroese: saður

Icelandic: saður

Norwegian: satt

From Proto-Germanic *sadaz, whence also Old English sæd, Old Frisian sed, Old Saxon sad, Old High German sat, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌸𐍃 (saþs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-.


sannr

Icelandic: sannur, saður

Faroese: sannur

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: sann m (dialectal) sonn f, satt n

Norwegian Bokmål: sann

Old Swedish: sander

Swedish: sann

Danish: sand

From Proto-Germanic *sanþaz, whence also Old English sōþ.


staðr

Icelandic: staður

From Proto-Germanic *stadaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).


sterkr

Icelandic: sterkur

Norwegian Nynorsk: sterk

Norwegian Bokmål: sterk

Swedish: stark

Danish: stærk

From Proto-Germanic *starkuz, whence also Old English stearc, Old High German stark.


strangr

Icelandic: strangur

Faroese: strangur

Norwegian:

Norwegian Bokmål: streng

Norwegian Nynorsk: streng

Old Swedish: strænger, stranger

Swedish: sträng, strång, strang (dialectal)

Danish: stræng, streng

From Proto-Germanic *strangaz, whence also Old Saxon and Old English strang, Old High German strengi, strangi. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut, stiff, tight”).


sœtr

non-adj

sœtr (comparative sœtari, superlative sœtastr)

sœtari (comparative)
sœtastr (superlative)


tamr

Icelandic: tamur

Faroese: tamur

Norwegian: tam

Old Swedish: tamber

Swedish: tam

Old Danish: tam

Danish: tam


hryggr

hryggr (comparative hryggvari, superlative hryggvastr)

hryggvari (comparative)
hryggvastr (superlative)

Icelandic: hryggur


tryggr

tryggvan (accusative)
trygger (alternative)

→ Middle English: trig, tryg

Scots: trig

English: trig

Icelandic: tryggur

Faroese: tryggur

Norwegian Nynorsk: trygg

Norwegian Bokmål: trygg

Old Swedish: trygger

Swedish: trygg

Danish: tryg

From Proto-Germanic *triwwiz, whence also Old English trīewe, Old High German triuwi.


þykkr

þykkr (comparative þykkvari, superlative þykkvastr)

þykkvari (comparative)
þykkvastr (superlative)
þjokkr (alternative)
þjukkr (alternative)

Icelandic: þykkur

Faroese: tjúkkur, tjukkur

Norwegian Nynorsk: tjukk, tykk

→ Norwegian Bokmål: tjukk

Old Swedish: thiokker, thiukker

Swedish: tjock

Old Danish: thyk, thiuk, thiok

Danish: tyk

Norwegian Bokmål: tykk

Elfdalian: tiokk

Jamtish: tjukk

Gutnish: tjåkkar

Scanian: tjykker

desc

→ Finnish: tykky (“thick snow on trees”)

→ Karelian: tykky

From Proto-Germanic *þekuz, whence also Old English þicce, Old Saxon thikki, Old Frisian thikke, Old High German dicki. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tégus (“thick”).


þunnr

Icelandic: þunnur

Faroese: tunnur

Norwegian:

Norwegian Bokmål: tynn

Norwegian Nynorsk: tynn

Elfdalian: tunn

Old Swedish: þunder

Swedish: tunn

Old Danish: thun

Danish: tynd

Gutnish: tunnar

Scanian: tynðer

From Proto-Germanic *þunnuz, whence also Old English þynne. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us.


veikr

non-adj

veikr (comparative veikari, superlative veikastr)

veikari (comparative)
veikastr (superlative)

Faroese: veikur

Icelandic: veikur

Norwegian Nynorsk: veik

→ Norwegian Bokmål: veik

Old Danish: wegh

Danish: veg

Norwegian Bokmål: vek

Old Swedish: vēker

Swedish: vek

desctree

→ Middle English: weyk, wayk, weik, waik, weke, weeke, wayke, waike, weyke, weike
English: weak
Scots: waik, wake, wak (conflated with woke)

From Proto-Germanic *waikwaz, whence also Old English wāc, Old High German weih.


villr

Icelandic: villur

Faroese: villur

Norn: vill

Norwegian: vill

Old Swedish: viller

Swedish: vill

→ Finnish: villi

Gutnish: vildar, villar

Scanian: vilðer

q

influenced by Old Saxon <i class="Latn mention" lang="osx">wildi</i>

⇒ Danish: vild (influenced by Old Saxon wildi)

⇒ Old Swedish: vilder (influenced by Old Saxon wildi)

Swedish: vild

From Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz, whence also Old English wilde, Old Frisian wild, Old Saxon wildi, Old High German wildi, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (wilþeis).


rangr

Icelandic: rangur

Faroese: rangur

Norn: rang

Norwegian: rang; (dialectal) rang’u, rång’e

Jamtish: ráng

From earlier vrangr, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz, akin to the Common Germanic verb *wringan.


reiðr

Icelandic: reiður

Faroese: vreiður, reiður

Norwegian Nynorsk: reid

From earlier vreiðr, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz, whence also Old English wrāþ (> English wroth), Old High German reid.


varmr

non-adj

varmr (comparative varmari, superlative varmastr)

varmari (comparative)
varmastr (superlative)

Icelandic: varmur

Faroese: varmur

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: varm; (dialectal) varm’u, varm’e

Elfdalian: warm

desctree

Old Swedish: varmber, værmber
Swedish: varm

Old Danish: warm

Danish: varm

Norwegian Bokmål: varm

Scanian: værmer

Old Gutnish: varmbr

Gutnish: varmar

From Proto-Germanic *warmaz, whence also Old English wearm, Old Saxon warm, Old Frisian warm, Old High German warm. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).


bjartr

Icelandic: bjartur

Faroese: bjartur

Norwegian Nynorsk: bjart

Old Swedish: biærter

Swedish: bjärt

Danish: bjært, bært

From Proto-Germanic *berhtaz, whence also Old English beorht, Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts).


annarr

annarr (masculine nominative singular)
ǫnnur (feminine nominative singular)
annat (neuter nominative singular)
annan (accusative masculine singular)
aðra (accusative feminine singular)
annat (accusative neuter singular)
ǫðrum (dative masculine singular)
annarri (dative feminine singular)
ǫðru (dative neuter singular)
annars (genitive masculine singular)
annarrar (feminine genitive singular)
annars (genitive neuter singular)
aðrir (masculine nominative plural)
aðrar (feminine nominative plural)
ǫnnur (neuter nominative plural)
aðra (accusative masculine plural)
aðrar (accusative feminine plural)
ǫnnur (accusative neuter plural)
ǫðrum (dative masculine plural)
ǫðrum (dative feminine plural)
ǫðrum (dative neuter plural)
annarra (genitive masculine plural)
annarra (feminine genitive plural)
annarra (genitive neuter plural)

Icelandic: annar

Faroese: annar, aðrar

Norwegian Nynorsk: annan

Jamtish: æðnen, ænnen

Old Swedish: annar

Swedish: annan, andra; annor (obsolete, in compounds)

Old Danish: annær; annæn

Danish: anden

Norwegian Bokmål: annen

From Proto-Germanic *anþeraz (“second, other”). Cognate with Old English ōþer, Old Frisian ōther, Old Saxon ōthar, Old Dutch andar, ander, Old High German andar, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂 (anþar).

inh

ef annarr verðr sárr

Stóðu þá upp hafrarnir, ok var þá annarr haltr eftra fæti.

The he-goats then stood up, and one of the two was halt in the hindmost foot.


armr

non-adj

armr (comparative armari, superlative armastr)

armari (comparative)
armastr (superlative)

Danish: arm

Faroese: armur

Icelandic: armur

Norwegian Bokmål: arm

Norwegian Nynorsk: arm

Swedish: arm

hin arma kerling


allr

allr (masculine nominative singular)
ǫll (feminine nominative singular)
allt (neuter nominative singular)
allan (accusative masculine singular)
alla (accusative feminine singular)
allt (accusative neuter singular)
ǫllum (dative masculine singular)
allri (dative feminine singular)
ǫllu (dative neuter singular)
alls (genitive masculine singular)
allrar (feminine genitive singular)
alls (genitive neuter singular)
allir (masculine nominative plural)
allar (feminine nominative plural)
ǫll (neuter nominative plural)
alla (accusative masculine plural)
allar (accusative feminine plural)
ǫll (accusative neuter plural)
ǫllum (dative masculine plural)
ǫllum (dative feminine plural)
ǫllum (dative neuter plural)
allra (genitive masculine plural)
allra (feminine genitive plural)
allra (genitive neuter plural)

Icelandic: allur

Faroese: allur

Norwegian Nynorsk: all

desctree

Old Swedish: alder, ᛆᛚᚦᚽᚱ (Runic)
Swedish: all

Danish: al

Norwegian Bokmål: all

From Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”). Cognate with Old English eall, Old Frisian all, Old Saxon al, Old Dutch al, ol, Old High German al, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls).

Hljóðs bið ek allar / helgar kindir, […]

Vǫluspá, verse 1, lines 1-2, in 1867, S. Bugge, Norrœn fornkvæði: Sæmundar Edda hins fróða. Christiania, page 1

For silence I ask all /'holy kindreds […]


argr

⇒ Old Norse: ragr
Icelandic: ragur
Old Swedish: ragher

Icelandic: argur

Faroese: argur

Old Swedish: argher

Swedish: arg

Danish: arg

→ Scots: arg, arga

From Proto-Germanic *argaz, whence also Old English earg, Old High German arg.

(derogatory, offensive) unmanly, effeminate, cowardly


ungr

non-adj

ungr (comparative yngri, superlative yngstr)

yngri (comparative)
yngstr (superlative)
ǿri (masculine nominative singular)
ǿri (feminine nominative singular)
ǿra (neuter nominative singular)
ǿra (accusative masculine singular)
ǿri (accusative feminine singular)
ǿra (accusative neuter singular)
ǿra (dative masculine singular)
ǿri (dative feminine singular)
ǿra (dative neuter singular)
ǿra (genitive masculine singular)
ǿri (feminine genitive singular)
ǿra (genitive neuter singular)
ǿri (masculine nominative plural)
ǿri (feminine nominative plural)
ǿri (neuter nominative plural)
ǿri (accusative masculine plural)
ǿri (accusative feminine plural)
ǿri (accusative neuter plural)
ǿrum (dative masculine plural)
ǿrum (dative feminine plural)
ǿrum (dative neuter plural)
ǿri (genitive masculine plural)
ǿri (feminine genitive plural)
ǿri (genitive neuter plural)
ǿrr (masculine nominative singular)
ǿrt (neuter nominative singular)
ǿran (accusative masculine singular)
ǿra (accusative feminine singular)
ǿrt (accusative neuter singular)
ǿrri (dative feminine singular)
ǿrs (genitive masculine singular)
ǿrrar (feminine genitive singular)
ǿrs (genitive neuter singular)
ǿrir (masculine nominative plural)
ǿrar (feminine nominative plural)
ǿra (accusative masculine plural)
ǿrar (accusative feminine plural)
ǿrra (genitive masculine plural)
ǿrra (feminine genitive plural)
ǿrra (genitive neuter plural)
ǿri (masculine nominative singular)
ǿra (feminine nominative singular)
ǿra (neuter nominative singular)
ǿra (accusative masculine singular)
ǿra (accusative neuter singular)
ǿra (dative masculine singular)
ǿra (dative neuter singular)
ǿra (genitive masculine singular)
ǿra (genitive neuter singular)
yngri (masculine nominative singular)
yngri (feminine nominative singular)
yngra (neuter nominative singular)
yngra (accusative masculine singular)
yngri (accusative feminine singular)
yngra (accusative neuter singular)
yngra (dative masculine singular)
yngri (dative feminine singular)
yngra (dative neuter singular)
yngra (genitive masculine singular)
yngri (feminine genitive singular)
yngra (genitive neuter singular)
yngri (masculine nominative plural)
yngri (feminine nominative plural)
yngri (neuter nominative plural)
yngri (accusative masculine plural)
yngri (accusative feminine plural)
yngri (accusative neuter plural)
yngrum (dative masculine plural)
yngrum (dative feminine plural)
yngrum (dative neuter plural)
yngri (genitive masculine plural)
yngri (feminine genitive plural)
yngri (genitive neuter plural)
yngrr (masculine nominative singular)
yngrt (neuter nominative singular)
yngran (accusative masculine singular)
yngra (accusative feminine singular)
yngrt (accusative neuter singular)
yngrri (dative feminine singular)
yngrs (genitive masculine singular)
yngrrar (feminine genitive singular)
yngrs (genitive neuter singular)
yngrir (masculine nominative plural)
yngrar (feminine nominative plural)
yngra (accusative masculine plural)
yngrar (accusative feminine plural)
yngrra (genitive masculine plural)
yngrra (feminine genitive plural)
yngrra (genitive neuter plural)
yngri (masculine nominative singular)
yngra (feminine nominative singular)
yngra (neuter nominative singular)
yngra (accusative masculine singular)
yngra (accusative neuter singular)
yngra (dative masculine singular)
yngra (dative neuter singular)
yngra (genitive masculine singular)
yngra (genitive neuter singular)

Icelandic: ungur

Faroese: ungur

Norwegian Nynorsk: ung; (dialectal) ong

Elfdalian: ungg

Old Swedish: unger

Swedish: ung

Old Danish: ungær, ung

Danish: ung

Norwegian Bokmål: ung

Gutnish: unggar

Scanian: onger

From Proto-Germanic *jungaz, whence also Old Saxon jung, Old English ġeong, Old High German junc, Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.


ríkr

Icelandic: ríkur

Faroese: ríkur

Norwegian Nynorsk: rik

Norwegian Bokmål: rik

Elfdalian: raik

Old Swedish: rīker

Swedish: rik

Danish: rig

From Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Compare Old English rīċe, Old Saxon rīki, Old High German rīhhi, Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks). See also the related term ríki.


fullr

fullr (comparative fullari, superlative fullastr)

fullari (comparative)
fullastr (superlative)

Icelandic: fullur

Faroese: fullur

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: full; (dialectal) fudl’u, fudl’e, fudd’e, foill

Russenorsk: fol

Old Swedish: fulder, folder

Swedish: full

Danish: fuld

Norwegian Bokmål: full

From Proto-Germanic *fullaz, whence also Old English full (English full), Old Frisian full (West Frisian fol), Old Saxon ful (Low German vull), Dutch vol, Old High German foll (German voll), Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐍃 (fulls). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.


tómr

Icelandic: tómur

Faroese: tómur

Norn: tøm

Norwegian Nynorsk: tom

Old Swedish: tōmber

Swedish: tom

Danish: tom

Norwegian Bokmål: tom


þreyttr

Icelandic: þreyttur

Faroese: troyttur

Norwegian:

Norwegian Bokmål: trøtt

Norwegian Nynorsk: trøytt

Old Swedish: þrötter, throtter

Swedish: trött, trott (dated)

Old Danish: thræt

Danish: træt

→ Norwegian Bokmål: trett


þrǫngr

Icelandic: þröngur

Faroese: trongur

Norwegian Nynorsk: trong

Norwegian Bokmål: trang

Old Swedish: þrānger

Swedish: trång

Danish: trang

þrǫngt var á skipinu


þungr

non-adj

þungr (comparative þyngri, superlative þyngstr)

þyngri (comparative)
þyngstr (superlative)

Icelandic: þungur

Faroese: tungur

Norwegian: tung

Swedish: tung

Danish: tung

From Proto-Germanic *þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European *téngʰus, akin to Proto-Slavic *tęžьkъ (compare Serbo-Croatian težak) and Lithuanian tingus. All from Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ-.

[…] Þungan berk af þingi
þann harm, es skalk svanna
— skreytask menn á móti —

1093–1103, King Magnús barefoot Óláfsson, loose verse 4

Heavy I carry away from the assembly, the sorrow that I shall never — men adorn themselves at the meeting — find my lady.


stuttr

Faroese: stuttur

Icelandic: stuttur

Norwegian Nynorsk: stutt

Norwegian Bokmål: stutt

From Proto-Germanic *stuntaz, whence also Middle High German stunz.


svalr

svalr (comparative svalari, superlative svalastr)

svalari (comparative)
svalastr (superlative)

Icelandic: svalur

Faroese: svalur

Norwegian: sval

Old Swedish: sval

Swedish: sval

Old Danish: swal

Danish: sval

From Proto-Germanic *swalaz (“cool, [originally: burningly] cold”), from *swelaną (“to burn slowly, create a burningly cold sensation”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to shine, warm up, burn”). Akin to German schwül (“sultry”), Dutch zwoel (“sultry”), and Ancient Greek σέλας (sélas, “luminous”).

der

[…] vara sandr né sær
né svalar unnir […]

[…] there was no sand nor sea
nor cool waves […]


blautr

Icelandic: blautur

Faroese: bleytur

Norwegian Nynorsk: blaut

→ Norwegian Bokmål: blaut

Dalian: blot

Old Swedish: blø̄ter
Swedish: blöt

Old Danish: bløthær

Danish: blød
Norwegian Bokmål: bløt

From Proto-Germanic *blautaz, whence also Old English blēat and Old High German blōz.


vátr

Danish: våd

Faroese: vátur

Icelandic: votur

Norwegian: våt

Swedish: våt

From Proto-Germanic *wētaz, whence also Old English wǣt, Old Frisian wēt.


þyrstr

Faroese: tystur

Icelandic: þyrstur

Norwegian Bokmål: tørst

Norwegian Nynorsk: tyrst, tørst

Swedish: törst

From Proto-Germanic *þurstiz, *þurstuz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).


dapr

Icelandic: dapur

Faroese: dapur

Norwegian: daper

Swedish: tapper (possibly of Dutch or German origin)

Danish: tapper (possibly of Dutch or German origin)

From Proto-Germanic *dapraz, whence also Old High German tapfar.


døkkr

Icelandic: dökkur

Faroese: døkkur

Norwegian Nynorsk: døkk

From Proto-Germanic *dankwaz, cognate with Old High German tunkal. No relation to English dark.

Bjǫrt sól verðr at svartri, fold søkkr í døkkvan mar, […].

11th century, Arnórr jarlaskald Þorðarson, "Þorfinnsdrápa"

The bright sun will become black, earth will sink in the dark ocean, […] .


vándr

non-adj

vándr (comparative verri, superlative verstr)

verri (comparative)
verstr (superlative)

Danish: ond

→ Norwegian Bokmål: ond

Faroese: vándur, óndur

Icelandic: vondur

Norwegian Bokmål: vond

Norwegian Nynorsk: vond

Swedish: ond

From Proto-Germanic *wandaz (“twisted, turned”), an o-grade adjective from *windaną (“to wind”).


ferskr

Icelandic: ferskur

Faroese: feskur

Norwegian Nynorsk: fersk

Norwegian Bokmål: fersk

Swedish: färsk

Old Danish: færsk

Danish: fersk

From Proto-Germanic *friskaz, whence also Old English fersc, Old Frisian fersk, Old High German frisc. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-.


auðr

Icelandic: auður

Faroese: eyður

Norwegian Nynorsk: aud

Old Swedish: ø̄þe

Swedish: öde

⇒ Old Swedish: öþkn, økn

Swedish: öken

Old Danish: ødtæ

Danish: øde

Norwegian Bokmål: øde

⇒ Old Danish: øthkn, øthken

Danish: ørken

Norwegian Bokmål: ørken

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: ørken

From Proto-Germanic *auþijaz (“void, empty”), whence also Old English ēaþ and Old High German ōdi, whence German öde, Öde and Einöde.


bitr

Icelandic: bitur

Faroese: bitur

Old Swedish: biter, bitter, beter

Swedish: bitter (under Low German influence)

Danish: biderhvas (compound with hvass)

From Proto-Germanic *bitraz, whence also Old English biter (English bitter), Old Saxon bittar (Low German bitter), Old High German bittar (German bitter).


brún

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

inflection of brúnn (“brown”):
strong feminine nominative singular

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


daufr

Icelandic: daufur

Faroese: deyvur

Norn: def

Norwegian Nynorsk: dauv

Elfdalian: dov

Old Swedish: dø̄ver

Swedish: döv

Old Danish: dø̄f

Danish: døv

Norwegian Bokmål: døv

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: døv

Gutnish: dauvar

Scanian: dǿver

→ Middle English: daf, daffe

English: daff

→ English: dowf

From Proto-Germanic *daubaz, whence also Old English dēaf, Old High German toub.


miðr

miðr (masculine nominative singular)
mið (feminine nominative singular)
mitt (neuter nominative singular)
miðjan (accusative masculine singular)
miðja (accusative feminine singular)
mitt (accusative neuter singular)
miðjum (dative masculine singular)
miðri (dative feminine singular)
miðju (dative neuter singular)
miðs (genitive masculine singular)
miðrar (feminine genitive singular)
miðs (genitive neuter singular)
miðir (masculine nominative plural)
miðjar (feminine nominative plural)
mið (neuter nominative plural)
miðja (accusative masculine plural)
miðjar (accusative feminine plural)
mið (accusative neuter plural)
miðjum (dative masculine plural)
miðjum (dative feminine plural)
miðjum (dative neuter plural)
miðra (genitive masculine plural)
miðra (feminine genitive plural)
miðra (genitive neuter plural)
miði (masculine nominative singular)
miðja (feminine nominative singular)
miðja (neuter nominative singular)
miðja (accusative masculine singular)
miðju (accusative feminine singular)
miðja (accusative neuter singular)
miðja (dative masculine singular)
miðju (dative feminine singular)
miðja (dative neuter singular)
miðja (genitive masculine singular)
miðju (feminine genitive singular)
miðja (genitive neuter singular)
miðju (masculine nominative plural)
miðju (feminine nominative plural)
miðju (neuter nominative plural)
miðju (accusative masculine plural)
miðju (accusative feminine plural)
miðju (accusative neuter plural)
miðjum (dative masculine plural)
miðjum (dative feminine plural)
miðjum (dative neuter plural)
miðju (genitive masculine plural)
miðju (feminine genitive plural)
miðju (genitive neuter plural)

Icelandic: miður

Faroese: miður

Norwegian Nynorsk: mid

Old Swedish: miþer

Swedish: mid-

From Proto-Germanic *midjaz (“middle, mid”), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- (“middle”). Cognate with Old English midd, Old Frisian midde, Old Saxon middi, Old High German mitti, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 (midjis).


kvikr

Icelandic: kvikur

Faroese: kvikur, kykur

Norwegian Nynorsk: kvik, kvikk

Norwegian Bokmål: kvikk

Swedish: kvick

Danish: kvik

From Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, whence also Old English cwic, Old High German quec. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).


víðr

Icelandic: víður

Faroese: víður

Norwegian Nynorsk: vid

Old Swedish: vīþer, widher

Swedish: vid

Danish: vid

Norwegian Bokmål: vid

From Proto-Germanic *wīdaz, whence also Old English wīd, Old Frisian wīd, Old Saxon wīd, Old High German wīt.


gulr

Icelandic: gulur

Faroese: gulur

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: gul, (dialectal) gul’u, gul’e

Norwegian Bokmål: gul

Old Swedish: gul, gol

Swedish: gul, (dialectal) gål

Old Danish: guul

Danish: gul

desctree

→ Middle English: gul, gull, gulle, gule, goule, goole
⇒ Scots: golgrav

From Proto-Germanic *gulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.


salts

strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of saltr (“salty”)


dýrr

non-adj

dýrr (comparative dýrri, superlative dýrstr)

dýrri (comparative)
dýrstr (superlative)

Danish: dyr

Faroese: dýrur

Icelandic: dýr

Norwegian: dyr

Old Swedish: dyr

Swedish: dyr

From Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, whence also Old English dīere (English dear), Old High German tiuri.


grár

Icelandic: grár

Faroese: gráur

Norn: grå, grågi

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: grå; (dialectal) grår, grår’e, grå’u

Old Swedish: grār

Swedish: grå

Danish: grå

Norwegian Bokmål: grå

Gutnish: graar, grar, gra, graur


berr

Icelandic: ber

Faroese: berur

Norn: bjar

Norwegian Nynorsk: berr

Old Swedish: bar

Swedish: bar

Old Danish: bar

Danish: bar

Norwegian Bokmål: bar

Gutnish: bär, bärar

From Proto-Germanic *bazaz, whence also Old English bær, Old High German bar. Cognate with Icelandic ber and Norwegian Bokmål bar. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós.


blindr

Icelandic: blindur

Faroese: blindur

Norwegian Nynorsk: blind

Norwegian Bokmål: blind

Old Swedish: blinder

Swedish: blind

Danish: blind

Gutnish: blindar, blindur

From Proto-Germanic *blindaz, whence also Old English blind, Old High German blint.

blindan þarf at lęiða


kærr

non-adj

kærr (comparative kærari, superlative kærastr)

kærari (comparative)
kærastr (superlative)
kę́rr (alternative)

Icelandic: kær

Faroese: kærur

Norn: kårr

Norwegian: kjær

Old Swedish: kær

Swedish: kär

Danish: kær

Likely borrowed from Old Northern French ker, kier, quer (Old French chier, cher), from Latin cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”).


líkr

Icelandic: líkur, glíkur

Faroese: líkur

Norwegian: lik

Old Swedish: līker

Swedish: lik

Old Danish: lyk

Middle Danish: ligh

Danish: lig

From earlier glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, whence also Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (galeiks), Old English ġelīc, Old High German gilīh. Compare gnógr, nógr (“enough”) for another word which in early texts retained g- from Proto-Germanic *ga-.


nǫkkviðr

From Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“naked, bare”); see there for the cognates.

nøktr (alternative)
nakinn (alternative)


súrr

non-adj

súrr (comparative súrari, superlative súrastr)

súrari (comparative)
súrastr (superlative)

Icelandic: súr

Faroese: súrur

Norwegian Nynorsk: sur

Norwegian Bokmål: sur

Old Swedish: sūr

Swedish: sur

Danish: sur

From Proto-Germanic *sūraz, whence also Old English sūr, Old High German sūr. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *súHros.


meiri

mestr (superlative)
meiri (masculine nominative singular)
meiri (feminine nominative singular)
meira (neuter nominative singular)
meira (accusative masculine singular)
meiri (accusative feminine singular)
meira (accusative neuter singular)
meira (dative masculine singular)
meiri (dative feminine singular)
meira (dative neuter singular)
meira (genitive masculine singular)
meiri (feminine genitive singular)
meira (genitive neuter singular)
meiri (masculine nominative plural)
meiri (feminine nominative plural)
meiri (neuter nominative plural)
meiri (accusative masculine plural)
meiri (accusative feminine plural)
meiri (accusative neuter plural)
meirum (dative masculine plural)
meirum (dative feminine plural)
meirum (dative neuter plural)
meiri (genitive masculine plural)
meiri (feminine genitive plural)
meiri (genitive neuter plural)

From Proto-Germanic *maizô, whence also Old English māra (English more), Old Frisian māra (West Frisian mear), Old Saxon mēro (Low German mehr), Dutch meer, Old High German mēro (German mehr), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 (maiza).


mestr

mestr (masculine nominative singular)
mest (feminine nominative singular)
mest (neuter nominative singular)
mestan (accusative masculine singular)
mesta (accusative feminine singular)
mest (accusative neuter singular)
mestum (dative masculine singular)
mestri (dative feminine singular)
mestu (dative neuter singular)
mests (genitive masculine singular)
mestrar (feminine genitive singular)
mests (genitive neuter singular)
mestir (masculine nominative plural)
mestar (feminine nominative plural)
mest (neuter nominative plural)
mesta (accusative masculine plural)
mestar (accusative feminine plural)
mest (accusative neuter plural)
mestum (dative masculine plural)
mestum (dative feminine plural)
mestum (dative neuter plural)
mestra (genitive masculine plural)
mestra (feminine genitive plural)
mestra (genitive neuter plural)
mesti (masculine nominative singular)
mesta (feminine nominative singular)
mesta (neuter nominative singular)
mesta (accusative masculine singular)
mestu (accusative feminine singular)
mesta (accusative neuter singular)
mesta (dative masculine singular)
mestu (dative feminine singular)
mesta (dative neuter singular)
mesta (genitive masculine singular)
mestu (feminine genitive singular)
mesta (genitive neuter singular)
mestu (masculine nominative plural)
mestu (feminine nominative plural)
mestu (neuter nominative plural)
mestu (accusative masculine plural)
mestu (accusative feminine plural)
mestu (accusative neuter plural)
mestum (dative masculine plural)
mestum (dative feminine plural)
mestum (dative neuter plural)
mestu (genitive masculine plural)
mestu (feminine genitive plural)
mestu (genitive neuter plural)

Icelandic: mestur

Faroese: mestur

Old Swedish: mæster

Swedish: mest

Norwegian Nynorsk: mest (obsolete or dialectal)

From Proto-Germanic *maistaz, superlative form of *mikilaz (“great, large, many”).


magr

magr (comparative magrari, superlative magrastr)

magrari (comparative)
magrastr (superlative)

Danish: mager

Faroese: magur

Icelandic: magur

Norwegian: mager (Bokmål), mager (Nynorsk)

Swedish: mager

From Proto-Germanic *magraz, whence also Old English mæġer, Old High German magar (“thin; meager”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.


argi

weak masculine nominative singular of argr


sléttr

Icelandic: sléttur

Faroese: slættur

Norwegian Nynorsk: slett

Norwegian Bokmål: slett

Old Swedish: slǣtter

Swedish: slät, slätt

Danish: slet

Gutnish: slètur

From Proto-Germanic *slihtaz, whence also Old High German sleht.


jafn

jafn (comparative jafnari, superlative jafnastr)

jafnari (comparative)
jafnastr (superlative)
jamn (alternative)

Icelandic: jafn

Faroese: javnur

Norwegian Nynorsk: jamn

→ Norwegian Bokmål: jamn

desctree

Old Swedish: iæmpn, iamn, iæmn, iampn
Swedish: jämn

Old Danish: iæmfn, iafn, iæfn, ifn, iofn, iauæn, iæuæn, iæmn
Danish: jævn
Norwegian Bokmål: jevn

Elfdalian: iemmen

Jamtish: jamn

Gutnish: jamnar, jämbar

Scanian: jǫvner


eiginn

Icelandic: eiginn

Faroese: egin

Norwegian Nynorsk: eigen

→ Norwegian Bokmål: eigen

Elfdalian: iegen

Old Swedish: ēghin

Swedish: egen

Danish: egen

Norwegian Bokmål: egen

From Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, past participle of *aiganą, whence also eiga.


feigi

weak masculine nominative singular of feigr


feigr

Icelandic: feigur

Faroese: feigur

Norwegian: feig; (dialectal) feig’u, feig’e, feg

Old Swedish: fēgher

Swedish: feg

Old Danish: fegh

Danish: fej, fejg

Norwegian Bokmål: feig

From Proto-Germanic *faigijaz, whence also Old English fæġe (English fey)), Old High German feigi (“cowardly”).

fæigʀ (alternative)
ᚠᛆᛁᚴᛁᚭᚿ (alternative)


frekr

Danish: fræk

Icelandic: frekur

Norwegian: frek

Swedish: fräck, fräk (latter dialectal)

From Proto-Germanic *frekaz, whence also Old English frec, Old High German freh, Middle High German vrech, German frech.
Also the root for the wolf Freki of Norse Mythology.

brazen; shameless or impudent; shocking or audacious

enterprising, cheeky; brazen, bold; sneaky

having a voracious appetite, insatiable, greedy


gnógr

non-adj

gnógr (comparative gnógari, superlative gnógastr)

gnógari (comparative)
gnógastr (superlative)
nógr (alternative)

Icelandic: gnógur, nógur

Faroese: nógvur

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: nog; (dialectal) naug

Elfdalian: naug

Old Swedish: nōgh

Swedish: nog

From Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz, whence also Old English ġenōg, Old Saxon ginōg, Old High German ginuog, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃 (ganōhs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (“he has reached, attained”), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).


hraðr

Icelandic: hraður

Norwegian Nynorsk: rad

⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: radig

⇒ Norwegian Bokmål: radig

From Proto-Germanic *hradaz, whence also Old English hræd, Old High German hrad.


glaðr

non-adj

glaðr (comparative glaðari, superlative glaðastr)

glaðari (comparative)
glaðastr (superlative)

Icelandic: glaður

Faroese: glaður

Norwegian: glad (Bokmål), glad (Nynorsk)

Old Swedish: glaþer

Swedish: glad

Danish: glad

From Proto-Germanic *gladaz, whence also Old English glæd (English glad), Old High German glat.


heilagr

heilagr (comparative helgari, superlative helgastr)

helgari (comparative)
helgastr (superlative)

Icelandic: heilagur, helgur

Faroese: heilagur, halgur

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: heilag; (dialectal) heilag’u

Old Swedish: hēlagher
Swedish: helig

Danish: hellig

Norwegian Bokmål: hellig

From Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, sacred”), whence also Old English hāliġ, Old Frisian hēlich, Old Saxon hēlag, Old High German heilag, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 (hailags). Akin to heill + -agr.


hás

positive degree strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of hár

positive degree strong feminine nominative singular

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


leiðr

Icelandic: leiður

Faroese: leiður

Norwegian: leid, led

Old Swedish: lēþer

Swedish: led

Old Danish: lēth

Danish: led

Elfdalian: lieð

Gutnish: laidar

Scanian: leðer

From Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, whence also Old English lāþ, Old High German leid.


lauss

non-adj

lauss (comparative lausari, superlative lausastr)

lausari (comparative)
lausastr (superlative)

Icelandic: laus

Faroese: leysur

Norn: los

Norwegian Nynorsk: laus

→ Norwegian Bokmål: laus

Swedish: lös

Danish: løs

Norwegian Bokmål: løs

Gutnish: låss

desctree

→ Middle English: laus, lous, loos
English: loose
Scots: lous, lows, loose

From Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also Old English lēas, Old High German lōs; from Proto-Indo-European *lewH-, *lū- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also Ancient Greek λύω (lúō).


mildr

non-adj

mildr (comparative mildari, superlative mildastr)

mildari (comparative)
mildastr (superlative)

Danish: mild

Faroese: mildur

Icelandic: mildur

Norwegian: mild

Swedish: mild

From Proto-Germanic *mildijaz, whence also Old English milde, Old Saxon mildi, Old High German milti, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (unmildeis).


holr

Icelandic: holur

Norwegian Nynorsk: hol

→ Norwegian Bokmål: hol

Old Swedish: hul, hol

Swedish: hål

Danish: hul

Norwegian Bokmål: hul

From Proto-Germanic *hulaz, whence also Old English hol, Old High German hol.


há

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


langs

inflection of langr:
masculine genitive singular

inflection of langr:
neuter genitive singular


leka

positive degree strong feminine accusative singular

positive degree strong masculine accusative plural

positive degree weak masculine oblique singular

positive degree weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of lekr:
positive degree weak neuter singular


smalr

From Proto-Germanic *smalaz, whence also Old English smæl, Old High German smal.


hagi

weak masculine nominative singular of hagr


halla

inflection of hallr:
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of hallr:
strong masculine accusative plural

weak feminine/neuter nominative singular

weak masculine/neuter accusative/dative/genitive singular


vitrum

positive degree strong masculine dative singular

positive degree strong/weak dative plural


vind

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative


salta

inflection of saltr (“salty”):
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of saltr (“salty”):
strong masculine accusative plural

inflection of saltr (“salty”):
weak masculine oblique singular

inflection of saltr (“salty”):
weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of saltr (“salty”):
weak neuter singular


saltan

strong masculine accusative singular of saltr (“salty”)


saltara

comparative degree masculine oblique singular

inflection of saltr (“salty”):
comparative degree neuter singular


sams

strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of samr


satt

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of saðr


salti

weak masculine nominative singular of saltr


stríð

positive degree strong feminine nominative singular

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


vindr

Icelandic: vindur

Norwegian Nynorsk: vind


geng

inflection of gengr:
nominative singular feminine

inflection of gengr:
nominative/accusative plural neuter


brúnn

Icelandic: brúnn

Faroese: brúnur

Norn: brun

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: brun, (dialectal) brun’u, brun’e, bron

Jamtish: brún

Elfdalian: braungen

Old Swedish: brūn

desctree

Swedish: brun
→ Elfdalian: brun
→ Estonian: pruun

Old Danish: brūn

Danish: brun

Norwegian Bokmål: brun

Gutnish: bräunar

Scanian: brúner

From Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“grey, brown”).

brúnmóálóttr

of mouse-grey colour with a black stripe down the back (of a horse)


minna

inflection of minni:
masculine oblique singular


vísa

positive degree strong feminine accusative singular

positive degree strong masculine accusative plural

positive degree weak masculine oblique singular

positive degree weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of víss:
positive degree weak neuter singular


meina

inflection of meinn:
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of meinn:
strong masculine accusative plural

inflection of meinn:
weak masculine oblique cases singular

inflection of meinn:
weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of meinn:
weak neuter all cases singular


bert

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of berr


ungi

weak masculine nominative singular of ungr


góða

inflection of góðr:
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of góðr:
strong masculine accusative plural

inflection of góðr:
weak masculine oblique singular

inflection of góðr:
weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of góðr:
weak neuter singular


fyrri

non-adj

fyrri (comparative fyrri, superlative fyrstr)

fyrri (comparative)
fyrstr (superlative)
fyrri (masculine nominative singular)
fyrri (feminine nominative singular)
fyrra (neuter nominative singular)
fyrra (accusative masculine singular)
fyrri (accusative feminine singular)
fyrra (accusative neuter singular)
fyrra (dative masculine singular)
fyrri (dative feminine singular)
fyrra (dative neuter singular)
fyrra (genitive masculine singular)
fyrri (feminine genitive singular)
fyrra (genitive neuter singular)
fyrri (masculine nominative plural)
fyrri (feminine nominative plural)
fyrri (neuter nominative plural)
fyrri (accusative masculine plural)
fyrri (accusative feminine plural)
fyrri (accusative neuter plural)
fyrrum (dative masculine plural)
fyrrum (dative feminine plural)
fyrrum (dative neuter plural)
fyrri (genitive masculine plural)
fyrri (feminine genitive plural)
fyrri (genitive neuter plural)
fyrstr (masculine nominative singular)
fyrst (feminine nominative singular)
fyrst (neuter nominative singular)
fyrstan (accusative masculine singular)
fyrsta (accusative feminine singular)
fyrst (accusative neuter singular)
fyrstum (dative masculine singular)
fyrstri (dative feminine singular)
fyrstu (dative neuter singular)
fyrsts (genitive masculine singular)
fyrstrar (feminine genitive singular)
fyrsts (genitive neuter singular)
fyrstir (masculine nominative plural)
fyrstar (feminine nominative plural)
fyrst (neuter nominative plural)
fyrsta (accusative masculine plural)
fyrstar (accusative feminine plural)
fyrst (accusative neuter plural)
fyrstum (dative masculine plural)
fyrstum (dative feminine plural)
fyrstum (dative neuter plural)
fyrstra (genitive masculine plural)
fyrstra (feminine genitive plural)
fyrstra (genitive neuter plural)
fyrsti (masculine nominative singular)
fyrsta (feminine nominative singular)
fyrsta (neuter nominative singular)
fyrsta (accusative masculine singular)
fyrstu (accusative feminine singular)
fyrsta (accusative neuter singular)
fyrsta (dative masculine singular)
fyrstu (dative feminine singular)
fyrsta (dative neuter singular)
fyrsta (genitive masculine singular)
fyrstu (feminine genitive singular)
fyrsta (genitive neuter singular)
fyrstu (masculine nominative plural)
fyrstu (feminine nominative plural)
fyrstu (neuter nominative plural)
fyrstu (accusative masculine plural)
fyrstu (accusative feminine plural)
fyrstu (accusative neuter plural)
fyrstum (dative masculine plural)
fyrstum (dative feminine plural)
fyrstum (dative neuter plural)
fyrstu (genitive masculine plural)
fyrstu (feminine genitive plural)
fyrstu (genitive neuter plural)

Faroese: fyrri

Norwegian Bokmål: førre

Norwegian Nynorsk: førre; fyrre (dated)

Old Swedish: fyrre

Swedish: förra

hinn fyrra hlut vetrar

yðrir fyrri frændr

(comparative) former, first (out of two)

eigi fellr tré við it fyrsta hǫgg


stórum

positive degree strong masculine dative singular

positive degree strong/weak dative plural


fleiri

flestr (superlative)
fleiri (masculine nominative singular)
fleiri (feminine nominative singular)
fleira (neuter nominative singular)
fleira (accusative masculine singular)
fleiri (accusative feminine singular)
fleira (accusative neuter singular)
fleira (dative masculine singular)
fleiri (dative feminine singular)
fleira (dative neuter singular)
fleira (genitive masculine singular)
fleiri (feminine genitive singular)
fleira (genitive neuter singular)
fleiri (masculine nominative plural)
fleiri (feminine nominative plural)
fleiri (neuter nominative plural)
fleiri (accusative masculine plural)
fleiri (accusative feminine plural)
fleiri (accusative neuter plural)
fleirum (dative masculine plural)
fleirum (dative feminine plural)
fleirum (dative neuter plural)
fleiri (genitive masculine plural)
fleiri (feminine genitive plural)
fleiri (genitive neuter plural)

Icelandic: fleiri

Faroese: fleiri

Norwegian Nynorsk: fleire

Norwegian Bokmål: fler, flere

Old Swedish: flere

Swedish: fler, flera

Danish: flere

From Proto-Germanic *flaizô. Related to Latin plūs.


dýrt

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of dýrr


gamli

weak masculine nominative singular of gamall


fáir

strong masculine nominative plural of fár


nýtt

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of nýr


alls

inflection of allr:
masculine genitive singular

inflection of allr:
neuter genitive singular


smátt

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular positive degree of smár


góði

weak masculine nominative singular of góðr


mikil

inflection of mikill:
strong feminine nominative singular

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


eini

weak masculine nominative singular of einn


heiðinn

desctree

⇒ Danish: hedensk
→ Norwegian Bokmål: hedensk

Icelandic: heiðinn

Old Swedish: heþin

Swedish: heden

From Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz, probably a specifically Christian use of the base of heiðr (“uncultivated land”). Compare Old English hæþen.

heiðit barn


laks

positive degree strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of lakr


annat

neuter nominative/accusative singular of annarr


halfs

strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of halfr


illan

strong masculine accusative singular of illr


lekan

positive degree strong masculine accusative singular of lekr


áttu

inflection of átti:
feminine oblique singular

inflection of átti:
plural nominative/accusative/genitive


einnar

strong feminine genitive singular of einn


einar

strong feminine nominative/accusative plural of einn


einu

inflection of einn:
strong neuter dative singular

weak feminine accusative/dative/genitive singular

weak masculine/feminine/neuter nominative/accusative/genitive plural


einna

strong masculine/feminine/neuter genitive plural of einn


leiki

positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of leikr


leikit

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of leikinn


víðir

positive degree strong masculine nominative plural of víðr


fjórði

fjórði (masculine nominative singular)
fjórða (feminine nominative singular)
fjórða (neuter nominative singular)
fjórða (accusative masculine singular)
fjórðu (accusative feminine singular)
fjórða (accusative neuter singular)
fjórða (dative masculine singular)
fjórðu (dative feminine singular)
fjórða (dative neuter singular)
fjórða (genitive masculine singular)
fjórðu (feminine genitive singular)
fjórða (genitive neuter singular)
fjórðu (masculine nominative plural)
fjórðu (feminine nominative plural)
fjórðu (neuter nominative plural)
fjórðu (accusative masculine plural)
fjórðu (accusative feminine plural)
fjórðu (accusative neuter plural)
fjórðum (dative masculine plural)
fjórðum (dative feminine plural)
fjórðum (dative neuter plural)
fjórðu (genitive masculine plural)
fjórðu (feminine genitive plural)
fjórðu (genitive neuter plural)

Icelandic: fjórði

Faroese: fjórði

Norwegian: fjerde

Old Swedish: fiarþi, fiærþi
Swedish: fjärde

Old Danish: fiarthæ

Danish: fjerde

From Proto-Germanic *fedurþô. Compare Old English fēorþa, Old Frisian fiārda, Old Saxon fiortho, Old High German fiordo.


leikari

leikari (masculine nominative singular)
leikari (feminine nominative singular)
leikara (neuter nominative singular)
leikara (accusative masculine singular)
leikari (accusative feminine singular)
leikara (accusative neuter singular)
leikara (dative masculine singular)
leikari (dative feminine singular)
leikara (dative neuter singular)
leikara (genitive masculine singular)
leikari (feminine genitive singular)
leikara (genitive neuter singular)
leikari (masculine nominative plural)
leikari (feminine nominative plural)
leikari (neuter nominative plural)
leikari (accusative masculine plural)
leikari (accusative feminine plural)
leikari (accusative neuter plural)
leikurum (dative masculine plural)
leikurum (dative feminine plural)
leikurum (dative neuter plural)
leikari (genitive masculine plural)
leikari (feminine genitive plural)
leikari (genitive neuter plural)


hallr

Icelandic: hallur

Norwegian Nynorsk: hall

Norwegian Bokmål: hall

From Proto-Germanic *halþaz (“sloping, inclined”)

inh

leaning to one side, lying over, sloping, awry


heiðr

non-adj

heiðr (comparative heiðari, superlative heiðastr)

heiðari (comparative)
heiðastr (superlative)

Icelandic: heiður

Faroese: heiður

Norwegian Nynorsk: hei

→ English: hey

Inherited from Proto-Norse ᚺᚼᛁᛞᛉ, ᚺᛁᛞᛖᛉ (hideʀ), from Proto-Germanic *haidraz, *haidaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keyt- (“to shine, glow”).
Cognate with Old High German heitar (German heiter) and Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “bright, wonderful, multicolored”).

cog

Sól tér sortna, · sígr fold í mar,
hverfa af himni · heiðar stjǫrnur;

Sun begins to darken, Earth sinks into the sea,
the bright stars fall down from the sky.

heið

brightness of the sky (beyond the clouds)


leks

positive degree strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of lekr


vreiðr

Old Swedish: vrēþer

Swedish: vred

Old Danish: wredher, wredh

Danish: vred

Norwegian Bokmål: vred

→ Russenorsk: vred

Norwegian Nynorsk: vreid

From Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz, whence also Old English wrāþ ( > English wroth), Old High German reid. In later West Norse initial wr-/vr- was lost, yielding reiðr, though vreiðr is attested in the oldest poetry.


yngri

yngri (masculine nominative singular)
yngri (feminine nominative singular)
yngra (neuter nominative singular)
yngra (accusative masculine singular)
yngri (accusative feminine singular)
yngra (accusative neuter singular)
yngra (dative masculine singular)
yngri (dative feminine singular)
yngra (dative neuter singular)
yngra (genitive masculine singular)
yngri (feminine genitive singular)
yngra (genitive neuter singular)
yngri (masculine nominative plural)
yngri (feminine nominative plural)
yngri (neuter nominative plural)
yngri (accusative masculine plural)
yngri (accusative feminine plural)
yngri (accusative neuter plural)
yngrum (dative masculine plural)
yngrum (dative feminine plural)
yngrum (dative neuter plural)
yngri (genitive masculine plural)
yngri (feminine genitive plural)
yngri (genitive neuter plural)
œri (alternative)


staða

accusative singular feminine indefinite of staðr

accusative plural masculine indefinite of staðr

oblique singular masculine definite of staðr

nominative singular feminine definite of staðr


hátt

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of hár


lakan

positive degree strong masculine accusative singular of lakr


dimmi

weak masculine nominative singular of dimmr


átti

átti (masculine nominative singular)
átta (feminine nominative singular)
átta (neuter nominative singular)
átta (accusative masculine singular)
áttu (accusative feminine singular)
átta (accusative neuter singular)
átta (dative masculine singular)
áttu (dative feminine singular)
átta (dative neuter singular)
átta (genitive masculine singular)
áttu (feminine genitive singular)
átta (genitive neuter singular)
áttu (masculine nominative plural)
áttu (feminine nominative plural)
áttu (neuter nominative plural)
áttu (accusative masculine plural)
áttu (accusative feminine plural)
áttu (accusative neuter plural)
áttum (dative masculine plural)
áttum (dative feminine plural)
áttum (dative neuter plural)
áttu (genitive masculine plural)
áttu (feminine genitive plural)
áttu (genitive neuter plural)
áttandi (alternative)

Icelandic: átti

⇒ Old Norse: áttandi, áttundi

Icelandic: áttundi

Elfdalian: åttund

Faroese: áttandi

Norwegian:

Norwegian Bokmål: åttende

Norwegian Nynorsk: åttande

Old Swedish: āttunde, āttande

Swedish: åttonde

Old Danish: atændæ

Danish: ottende


þrár

Icelandic: þrár

Norwegian Bokmål: trå

Norwegian Nynorsk: trå


leikin

positive degree strong feminine nominative singular

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


fríðr

Icelandic: fríður

Faroese: fríður

Norwegian Nynorsk: frid

Old Swedish: frīþer

Swedish: frid


aðrar

feminine nominative/accusative plural of annarr


illum

inflection of illr:
strong masculine dative singular

strong/weak masculine/feminine/neuter dative plural


jafna

Related to Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. Cognate with English even.

positive degree strong feminine accusative singular of jafn

positive degree strong masculine accusative masculine of jafn

positive degree strong all genders genitive plural of jafn

positive degree weak masculine oblique cases singular of jafn

positive degree weak feminine nominative singular of jafn

positive degree weak neuter all cases singular of jafn


hræddr

Danish: ræd

Faroese: ræddur

Icelandic: hræddur

desctree

→ Middle English: rad, raadd, radde, rade, redde
Scots: rad, radd, red, redd, rede

Norwegian: redd

Swedish: rädd

Past participle of hræða (“to frighten”).


svangr

Icelandic: svangur

Faroese: svangur

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: svang; (dialectal) svang’u, svång’e

Swedish: (dialectal) svong

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swangaz (“thin, slim”).

inh+

slender, slim, thin (especially of a horse)


danskr

Icelandic: danskur

Norwegian:

Norwegian Bokmål: dansk

Norwegian Nynorsk: dansk

Old Swedish: dansker

Swedish: dansk

Danish: dansk

From Proto-Germanic *daniskaz, equivalent to danr (“Dane”) + -iskr (“-ish, -ic”).

mæla á danska tungu


illr

non-adj

illr (comparative verri, superlative verst)

Icelandic: illur

Faroese: illur

Old Swedish: ilder, īller

Swedish: illa

Old Danish: illæ

Danish: ilde

Norwegian Bokmål: ille

Norwegian Nynorsk: ille

desctree

→ Middle English: ille, ill, il
English: ill
Scots: ill
Yola: ill

From Proto-Germanic *ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elḱ-. The comparative and superlative degrees are taken from the Proto-Germanic adjective *ubilaz (whence English evil), but are themselves from yet another origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wers-.


hindra

masculine oblique cases singular of hindri


laka

positive degree strong feminine accusative singular

positive degree strong masculine accusative plural

positive degree weak masculine oblique singular

positive degree weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of lakr:
positive degree weak neuter singular


hverfa

positive degree weak masculine feminine nominative singular

inflection of hverfr:
positive degree neuter singular


sljór

Icelandic: sljór, sljár, slær

Norwegian Nynorsk: sljo, slø

Old Swedish: sliōr

Swedish: slö

Old Danish: sliø̄

q

Danish: sløv (influenced by sløv, from Old Norse slǿgr)

Norwegian Bokmål: sløv


veik

inflection of veikr:
strong feminine nominative singular

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


stórr

non-adj

stórr (comparative stœrri, superlative stœrstr)

stœrri (comparative)
stœrstr (superlative)

Icelandic: stór

Faroese: stórur

Norn: stur

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: stor; (dialectal) stór’u, stór’e

Elfdalian: stur

Old Swedish: stōr, stur

Swedish: stor

Danish: stor

Norwegian Bokmål: stor

Gutnish: stäur

From Proto-Germanic *stōraz, whence also Old English stōr, Old Saxon stōri. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-r-, Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-ro-. Compare Pashto ستر (stër, “large”), Lithuanian stóras, Old Church Slavonic старъ (starŭ, “old”), Russian ста́рый (stáryj, “old”).


heilan

strong masculine accusative singular of heill


rautt

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of rauðr


rangan

strong masculine accusative singular of rangr


sannan

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

accusative singular masculine of saðr, sannr


varman

strong masculine accusative singular of varmr


stutt

strong feminine nominative singular of stuttr

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of stuttr

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of stuttr


trygt

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of tryggr


kristinn

Icelandic: kristinn

Faroese: kristin

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: kristen; (dialectal) kristinn

Swedish: kristen

Danish: kristen

Norwegian Bokmål: kristen

Borrowed from Old English cristen, from Latin christianus, from Christus (“Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”).

Christian (belonging to the Christian faith)


stóra

positive degree strong feminine accusative singular

positive degree strong masculine accusative plural

positive degree weak masculine oblique singular

positive degree weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of stórr:
positive degree weak neuter singular


rýr

strong feminine nominative singular of rýrr

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of rýrr


rýra

strong feminine accusative singular of rýrr

strong masculine accusative plural of rýrr

weak feminine nominative singular of rýrr


helga

strong feminine accusative singular of heilagr

strong masculine accusative plural of heilagr

weak masculine oblique singular of heilagr

weak feminine nominative singular of heilagr


títt

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of tíðr


vindu

positive degree strong neuter dative singular

positive degree weak feminine oblique singular

positive degree weak plural nominative/accusative/genitive


samt

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of samr (“same”)


verri

verri (masculine nominative singular)
verri (feminine nominative singular)
verra (neuter nominative singular)
verra (accusative masculine singular)
verri (accusative feminine singular)
verra (accusative neuter singular)
verra (dative masculine singular)
verri (dative feminine singular)
verra (dative neuter singular)
verra (genitive masculine singular)
verri (feminine genitive singular)
verra (genitive neuter singular)
verri (masculine nominative plural)
verri (feminine nominative plural)
verri (neuter nominative plural)
verri (accusative masculine plural)
verri (accusative feminine plural)
verri (accusative neuter plural)
verrum (dative masculine plural)
verrum (dative feminine plural)
verrum (dative neuter plural)
verri (genitive masculine plural)
verri (feminine genitive plural)
verri (genitive neuter plural)

Icelandic: verri

Faroese: verri

Norwegian: verre

Old Swedish: værre

Swedish: värre, (dialectal) vaire, varr

Danish: værre

desctree

→ Middle English: werre, war, ware, warr, warre, wer, were, werr, worre
English: war, waur, wor (dialectal)
Middle Scots: wer
Scots: waur

From Proto-Germanic *wirsizô, comparative of *ubilaz.


víð

positive degree strong feminine nominative singular

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative


hárs

positive degree strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of hárr


feginn

Faroese: fegin

Icelandic: feginn

Norwegian: fegen

Old Swedish: fæghin

Swedish: fägen


brezkr

Faroese: bretskur

Icelandic: breskur (earlier brezkur)

Norwegian Bokmål: bretsk


ógurligr

desc

Faroese: ógvuligur, ógvusligur, ógvisligur

Icelandic: ógurlegur


efstan

strong masculine accusative singular of efstr


bleik

inflection of bleikr:
strong feminine nominative singular

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


hent

strong feminine nominative singular of hentr

strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of hentr

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of hentr


tóm

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

inflection of tómr:
strong feminine nominative singular


fræva

inflection of frær:
strong feminine accusative singular

inflection of frær:
strong masculine accusative plural

inflection of frær:
weak masculine oblique singular

inflection of frær:
weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of frær:
weak neuter singular


hám

inflection of hár:
strong masculine dative singular

strong/weak masculine/feminine/neuter dative plural


mjór

Icelandic: mjór, mjár, mær

Faroese: mjáur

Norwegian Nynorsk: mjå

Norwegian Bokmål: mjå

From Proto-Germanic *maiwaz (“slim, narrow”).


fúss

non-adj

fúss (comparative fúsari, superlative fúsastr)

fúsari (comparative)
fúsastr (superlative)

Icelandic: fús

Faroese: fúsur

Norwegian Nynorsk: fus

Norwegian Bokmål: fus

Swedish: fus (dialectal)

Danish: fus

From Proto-Germanic *funsaz, whence also Old English fūs, Old Saxon fūs, Old High German funs.


tigna

positive degree strong feminine accusative singular

positive degree strong masculine accusative plural

positive degree weak masculine oblique singular

positive degree weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of tiginn:
positive degree weak neuter singular


feitr

feitr (comparative feitari, superlative feitastr)

feitari (comparative)
feitastr (superlative)

Icelandic: feitur

Faroese: feitur

Norwegian Nynorsk: feit

→ Norwegian Bokmål: feit

Old Swedish: fēter
Swedish: fet

Danish: fed

Norwegian Bokmål: fet

From Proto-Germanic *faitaz, whence also, Old Frisian fāt, Old Saxon feit, Middle Low German vēt, Middle High German veiz (Early High German feiß, now replaced by fett).


blindan

strong masculine accusative singular of blindr


samar

strong feminine nominative/accusative plural of samr


grœnn

grœnn (comparative grœnni, superlative grœnstr)

grœnni (comparative)
grœnstr (superlative)


fám

positive degree strong masculine dative singular

positive degree strong/weak dative plural


illu

inflection of illr:
strong neuter dative singular

weak feminine accusative/dative/genitive singular

weak masculine/feminine/neuter nominative/accusative/genitive plural


nógr

nógr (comparative nógari, superlative nógastr)

nógari (comparative)
nógastr (superlative)

From Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz, same as gnógr.


yngst

superlative degree strong feminine nominative singular

superlative degree strong neuter nominative/accusative singular/plural


hvǫss

positive degree strong feminine nominative singular

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


undarligr

Danish: underlig

Faroese: undarligur

Icelandic: undarlegur

Norwegian Bokmål: underlig

Norwegian Nynorsk: underleg

Swedish: underlig


auðigr

auðigr (comparative auðigri, superlative auðgastr)

auðigri (comparative)
auðgastr (superlative)

Icelandic: auðugur

From Proto-Germanic *audagaz (“blessed, fortunate, wealthy”), from *audaz (“wealth”). Corresponds to auðr + -igr.


aptari

non-adj

aptari (comparative aptari, superlative aptastr)

aptari (comparative)
aptastr (superlative)
aptari (masculine nominative singular)
aptari (feminine nominative singular)
aptara (neuter nominative singular)
aptara (accusative masculine singular)
aptari (accusative feminine singular)
aptara (accusative neuter singular)
aptara (dative masculine singular)
aptari (dative feminine singular)
aptara (dative neuter singular)
aptara (genitive masculine singular)
aptari (feminine genitive singular)
aptara (genitive neuter singular)
aptari (masculine nominative plural)
aptari (feminine nominative plural)
aptari (neuter nominative plural)
aptari (accusative masculine plural)
aptari (accusative feminine plural)
aptari (accusative neuter plural)
ǫpturum (dative masculine plural)
ǫpturum (dative feminine plural)
ǫpturum (dative neuter plural)
aptari (genitive masculine plural)
aptari (feminine genitive plural)
aptari (genitive neuter plural)
aptastr (masculine nominative singular)
ǫptust (feminine nominative singular)
aptast (neuter nominative singular)
aptastan (accusative masculine singular)
aptasta (accusative feminine singular)
aptast (accusative neuter singular)
ǫptustum (dative masculine singular)
aptastri (dative feminine singular)
ǫptustu (dative neuter singular)
aptasts (genitive masculine singular)
aptastrar (feminine genitive singular)
aptasts (genitive neuter singular)
aptastir (masculine nominative plural)
aptastar (feminine nominative plural)
ǫptust (neuter nominative plural)
aptasta (accusative masculine plural)
aptastar (accusative feminine plural)
ǫptust (accusative neuter plural)
ǫptustum (dative masculine plural)
ǫptustum (dative feminine plural)
ǫptustum (dative neuter plural)
aptastra (genitive masculine plural)
aptastra (feminine genitive plural)
aptastra (genitive neuter plural)
aptasti (masculine nominative singular)
aptasta (feminine nominative singular)
aptasta (neuter nominative singular)
aptasta (accusative masculine singular)
ǫptustu (accusative feminine singular)
aptasta (accusative neuter singular)
aptasta (dative masculine singular)
ǫptustu (dative feminine singular)
aptasta (dative neuter singular)
aptasta (genitive masculine singular)
ǫptustu (feminine genitive singular)
aptasta (genitive neuter singular)
ǫptustu (masculine nominative plural)
ǫptustu (feminine nominative plural)
ǫptustu (neuter nominative plural)
ǫptustu (accusative masculine plural)
ǫptustu (accusative feminine plural)
ǫptustu (accusative neuter plural)
ǫptustum (dative masculine plural)
ǫptustum (dative feminine plural)
ǫptustum (dative neuter plural)
ǫptustu (genitive masculine plural)
ǫptustu (feminine genitive plural)
ǫptustu (genitive neuter plural)
eptri (alternative)
epztr (alternative)

(comparative) aftermost, hindmost; later, latter


hverfi

positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of hverfr


reginkunnr

From Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᚲᚢᛞᛟ (raginakudo), equivalent to regin (“the gods”) + -kundr (“born, originating”), from Proto-Germanic *kundaz (“born (of)”). Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (himinakunds, “born of heaven, heavenly”) and Old English godcund (“divine, from God”).


þyrsta

accusative singular feminine indefinite of þyrstr

accusative plural masculine indefinite of þyrstr

oblique singular masculine definite of þyrstr


leku

positive degree strong neuter dative singular

positive degree weak feminine oblique singular

positive degree weak nominative/accusative/genitive plural


hýrr

Icelandic: hýr

Faroese: hýrur

From Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz. Compare Old Armenian սէր (sēr, “love”).


nýt

inflection of nýtr:
strong feminine nominative singular

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


saltir

strong masculine nominative plural of saltr


þéttr

Faroese: tættur

Icelandic: þéttur

Norwegian Bokmål: tett

Norwegian Nynorsk: tett

Old Danish: teht, thææth

Danish: tæt

Old Swedish: thætter

Swedish: tät


efri

efstr (superlative)
efri (masculine nominative singular)
efri (feminine nominative singular)
efra (neuter nominative singular)
efra (accusative masculine singular)
efri (accusative feminine singular)
efra (accusative neuter singular)
efra (dative masculine singular)
efri (dative feminine singular)
efra (dative neuter singular)
efra (genitive masculine singular)
efri (feminine genitive singular)
efra (genitive neuter singular)
efri (masculine nominative plural)
efri (feminine nominative plural)
efri (neuter nominative plural)
efri (accusative masculine plural)
efri (accusative feminine plural)
efri (accusative neuter plural)
efrum (dative masculine plural)
efrum (dative feminine plural)
efrum (dative neuter plural)
efri (genitive masculine plural)
efri (feminine genitive plural)
efri (genitive neuter plural)
øfri (alternative)

Icelandic: efri

Norwegian Nynorsk: øvre

Norwegian Bokmål: øvre

Old Swedish: øfre, øffre, yfre, ywre

Swedish: övre

Danish: øvre


vinds

positive degree strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of vindr


tíundi

tíundi (masculine nominative singular)
tíunda (feminine nominative singular)
tíunda (neuter nominative singular)
tíunda (accusative masculine singular)
tíundu (accusative feminine singular)
tíunda (accusative neuter singular)
tíunda (dative masculine singular)
tíundu (dative feminine singular)
tíunda (dative neuter singular)
tíunda (genitive masculine singular)
tíundu (feminine genitive singular)
tíunda (genitive neuter singular)
tíundu (masculine nominative plural)
tíundu (feminine nominative plural)
tíundu (neuter nominative plural)
tíundu (accusative masculine plural)
tíundu (accusative feminine plural)
tíundu (accusative neuter plural)
tíundum (dative masculine plural)
tíundum (dative feminine plural)
tíundum (dative neuter plural)
tíundu (genitive masculine plural)
tíundu (feminine genitive plural)
tíundu (genitive neuter plural)

Icelandic: tíundi

Faroese: tíggjundi

Norwegian Nynorsk: tiande, tionde

Swedish: tionde

Old Danish: tiændæ, tindæ

Danish: tiende

Norwegian Bokmål: tiende


uggligr

Icelandic: ugglegur

Norwegian: uggleg

→ Middle English: ugly, uggely, uglike

desctree

English: ugly, ougly (obsolete)
Sranan Tongo: ogri


gilda

strong feminine accusative singular of gildr

strong masculine accusative plural of gildr

weak masculine oblique singular of gildr

weak feminine nominative singular of gildr


vitra

positive degree strong feminine accusative singular

positive degree strong masculine accusative plural

inflection of vitr:
positive degree strong genitive plural

positive degree weak masculine oblique singular

positive degree weak feminine nominative singular

inflection of vitr:
positive degree weak neuter singular


kyrr

kyr (comparative)
kyr (superlative)
kvirr (alternative)

Icelandic: kyrr, kjur

Faroese: kyrrur, kvirrur, kúrrur

desc

Norwegian Nynorsk: kyrr, kjørr, kurr, kverr, kvar

Old Swedish: qvar, qvær

Swedish: kvar, (dialectal) kvär

Old Danish: kwær, kwar

Danish: kvær, kvar

Norwegian Bokmål: kvar

→ Middle English: querte, quarte

English: quart

Scots: quert, quart

⇒ Scots: querty

halda vápni kyrr

sitja um kyrt

setjast um kyrt

halda kyrru fyrir


trygg

strong feminine nominative singular of tryggr

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of tryggr


birg

strong feminine nominative singular of birgr

strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of birgr