teitr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“serene, tender”). Cognate with Old English tāt, Old Saxon tēt, Old High German zeiz.
Adjective
teitr (comparative teitari, superlative teitastr)
- glad, cheerful, merry
- Vǫluspá, verse 3, lines 1-2, in 1867, S. Bugge, Norrœn fornkvæði: Sæmundar Edda hins fróða. Christiania, page 2:
- Tefldu í túni, / teitir váru […]
- They played at tables in the court, / merry were they […]
- Vǫluspá, verse 3, lines 1-2, in 1867, S. Bugge, Norrœn fornkvæði: Sæmundar Edda hins fróða. Christiania, page 2:
Declension
Strong declension of teitr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | teitr | teit | teitt |
| accusative | teitan | teita | teitt |
| dative | teitum | teitri | teitu |
| genitive | teits | teitrar | teits |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | teitir | teitar | teit |
| accusative | teita | teitar | teit |
| dative | teitum | teitum | teitum |
| genitive | teitra | teitra | teitra |
Weak declension of teitr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | teiti | teita | teita |
| accusative | teita | teitu | teita |
| dative | teita | teitu | teita |
| genitive | teita | teitu | teita |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | teitu | teitu | teitu |
| accusative | teitu | teitu | teitu |
| dative | teitum | teitum | teitum |
| genitive | teitu | teitu | teitu |
Declension of comparative of teitr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | teitari | teitari | teitara |
| accusative | teitara | teitari | teitara |
| dative | teitara | teitari | teitara |
| genitive | teitara | teitari | teitara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | teitari | teitari | teitari |
| accusative | teitari | teitari | teitari |
| dative | teiturum | teiturum | teiturum |
| genitive | teitari | teitari | teitari |
Strong declension of superlative of teitr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | teitastr | teitust | teitast |
| accusative | teitastan | teitasta | teitast |
| dative | teitustum | teitastri | teitustu |
| genitive | teitasts | teitastrar | teitasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | teitastir | teitastar | teitust |
| accusative | teitasta | teitastar | teitust |
| dative | teitustum | teitustum | teitustum |
| genitive | teitastra | teitastra | teitastra |
Weak declension of superlative of teitr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | teitasti | teitasta | teitasta |
| accusative | teitasta | teitustu | teitasta |
| dative | teitasta | teitustu | teitasta |
| genitive | teitasta | teitustu | teitasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | teitustu | teitustu | teitustu |
| accusative | teitustu | teitustu | teitustu |
| dative | teitustum | teitustum | teitustum |
| genitive | teitustu | teitustu | teitustu |
Descendants
- Icelandic: teitur
- Faroese: teitur
- → Middle English: tayt, teyte
- English: Tait
References
- “teitr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press