geirr
See also: Geirr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰays- (“pointed stick, spear”). Cognate with Old English gār, Old Frisian gēr, Old Saxon gēr, Old High German gēr.
Noun
geirr m
- spear
Declension
Declension of geirr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | geirr | geirrinn | geirar | geirarnir |
| accusative | geir | geirinn | geira | geirana |
| dative | geiri | geirinum | geirum | geirunum |
| genitive | geirs | geirsins | geira | geiranna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: geir
- Norwegian Nynorsk: geir
- Danish: ger
References
- geirr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press