hvalr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Compare Old English hwæl, Old Saxon hwal, Old High German wal.
Noun
hvalr m (genitive hvals, plural hvalar or hvalir)
- whale
- Skera hval.
- To flense a whale.
Declension
Declension of hvalr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hvalr | hvalrinn | hvalar, hvalir | hvalarnir, hvalirnir |
| accusative | hval | hvalinn | hvala, hvali | hvalana, hvalina |
| dative | hvali | hvalinum | hvǫlum | hvǫlunum |
| genitive | hvals | hvalsins | hvala | hvalanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: hvalur
- Faroese: hvalur
- Norn: hval
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kval
- Old Swedish: hval
- Swedish: val
- Old Danish: hwal
- Danish: hval
- Norwegian Bokmål: hval
- Danish: hval
- Elfdalian: wal
- Gutnish: val
- Scanian: hval
References
- “hvalr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press