hvelpr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz. Akin to English whelp.
Noun
hvelpr m (genitive hvelps, plural hvelpar)
- puppy
Declension
Declension of hvelpr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hvelpr | hvelprinn | hvelpar | hvelparnir |
| accusative | hvelp | hvelpinn | hvelpa | hvelpana |
| dative | hvelpi | hvelpinum | hvelpum | hvelpunum |
| genitive | hvelps | hvelpsins | hvelpa | hvelpanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: hvolpur
- Faroese: hvølpur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kvalp, kvelp
- Elfdalian: wep
- Westrobothnian: welp
- Old Swedish: hvælper
- Swedish: valp
- Danish: hvalp
- → Norwegian Bokmål: valp
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: valp (defunct)
- → Norwegian Bokmål: valp
References
- hvelpr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press