hafr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ (hᴀborumʀ /haβᵒrumʀ/) (dative plural), from Proto-Germanic *hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European *kapro-. Cognate with Old English hæfer, Latin caper.
Noun
hafr m (genitive hafrs)
- he-goat; buck
Declension
Declension of hafr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hafr | hafrinn | hafrar | hafrarnir |
| accusative | hafr | hafrinn | hafra | hafrana |
| dative | hafri | hafrinum | hǫfrum | hǫfrunum |
| genitive | hafrs | hafrsins | hafra | hafranna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: hafur
- Faroese: havur
References
- “hafr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press