gestr
See also: gestr.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gastiz, whence come also Old English ġiest, Old High German gast, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.
Noun
gestr m (genitive gests, plural gestir)
- guest
Declension
Declension of gestr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gestr | gestrinn | gestir | gestirnir |
| accusative | gest | gestinn | gesti | gestina |
| dative | gest | gestinum | gestum | gestunum |
| genitive | gests | gestsins | gesta | gestanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: gestur
- Faroese: gestur
- Norwegian: gjest
- Old Swedish: gæster
- Swedish: gäst
- Old Danish: gæst
- Danish: gæst
- → Middle English: gest
- English: guest
References
- gestr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press