svǫppr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- soppr, svampr
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz. Reanalyzed as a u-stem.
Noun
svǫppr m (genitive svappar, plural sveppir, accusative plural svǫppu)
- sponge, mushroom
- ball
- Synonym: bǫllr
Declension
Declension of svǫppr (strong u-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | svǫppr | svǫpprinn | sveppir | sveppirnir |
| accusative | svǫpp | svǫppinn | svǫppu | svǫppuna |
| dative | sveppi | sveppinum | svǫppum | svǫppunum |
| genitive | svappar | svapparins | svappa | svappanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: sveppur; svampur
- Faroese: svøppur, soppur; svampur
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Nynorsk: sopp; svamp
- Norwegian Bokmål: sopp; svamp
- Old Swedish: svamper
- Swedish: svamp c
- Westrobothnian: sapp
- Old Danish: swamp
- Danish: svamp c
References
- svöppr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.