fleygir
Icelandic
Noun
fleygir m (genitive singular fleygir, nominative plural fleygar)
- thrower, sharer, wielder
- used in kennings for men in conjunction with names for weapons or gold (e.g. fleygir branda 'the wielder of swords')
Declension
Declension of fleygir (strong ija-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fleygir | fleygirinn | fleygar | fleygarnir |
| accusative | fleygi | fleyginn | fleyga | fleygana |
| dative | fleygi | fleyginum | fleygum | fleygunum |
| genitive | fleygis | fleygisins | fleyga | fleyganna |
Sources
- Finnur Jónsson, Ordbog til de af Samfund til Udg. ad Gml. Nord. Litteratur Udgivne Rímur samt til de af Dr. O. Jiriczek Udgivne Bósarimur, Samfund til Udg. ad Gml. Nord. Litteratur, 51 (Copenhagen: Jørgensen, 1926–28), s.v. fleygir.