hreifi
Old Norse
Etymology
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Noun
hreifi m (genitive hreifa, plural hreifar)
- wrist
- the hand and fingers
- seal's fin, flippers
Declension
Declension of hreifi (weak an-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hreifi | hreifinn | hreifar | hreifarnir |
| accusative | hreifa | hreifann | hreifa | hreifana |
| dative | hreifa | hreifanum | hreifum | hreifunum |
| genitive | hreifa | hreifans | hreifa | hreifanna |
Synonyms
- ulfliðr (wrist)
References
“hreifi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press