elfr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *albī.
Noun
elfr f (genitive elfar, dative elfi, plural elfar)
- river
Declension
Declension of elfr (strong ijō-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | elfr | elfrin | elfar | elfarnar |
| accusative | elfi | elfina | elfar | elfarnar |
| dative | elfi | elfinni | elfum | elfunum |
| genitive | elfar | elfarinnar | elfa | elfanna |
Synonyms
- (river): á
Descendants
- Icelandic: elfur
- Faroese: elvur m, elv f
- Norwegian: elv
- Old Swedish: ælf
- Swedish: älv
- Danish: elv
References
- elfr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press