hleifr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz, whence also Old English hlāf.
Noun
hleifr m (genitive hleifs, plural hleifar)
- loaf
Declension
Declension of hleifr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hleifr | hleifrinn | hleifar | hleifarnir |
| accusative | hleif | hleifinn | hleifa | hleifana |
| dative | hleifi | hleifinum | hleifum | hleifunum |
| genitive | hleifs | hleifsins | hleifa | hleifanna |
Derived terms
- hleifsefni n (“dough for a loaf”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: hleifur
- Faroese: leivur
- Norwegian: leiv
- Old Swedish: lēver
- Swedish: lev
- Danish: lev
References
- hleifr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press