tarfr
Old Norse
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Irish tarb (compare Irish tarbh, Manx tarroo), from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”) (compare Latin taurus, Old Norse þjórr), from Proto-Semitic *θawr- (“bull, ox”), or from an unknown source.
Noun
tarfr m (genitive tarfs, plural tarfar)
- bull
- Synonym: naut
Declension
Declension of tarfr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tarfr | tarfrinn | tarfar | tarfarnir |
| accusative | tarf | tarfinn | tarfa | tarfana |
| dative | tarfi | tarfinum | tǫrfum | tǫrfunum |
| genitive | tarfs | tarfsins | tarfa | tarfanna |
Descendants
- Faroese: tarvur m
- Icelandic: tarfur m
References
- tarfr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.