vefr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wabjaz or *wabją, whence also Old English webb, Old High German weppi.
Noun
vefr m (genitive vefjar, plural vefir)
- web
Declension
Declension of vefr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vefr | vefrinn | vefir | vefirnir |
| accusative | vef | vefinn | vefi | vefina |
| dative | vef | vefinum | vefjum | vefjunum |
| genitive | vefjar | vefjarins | vefja | vefjanna |
Descendants
- Danish: væv c (Old Danish væf)
- Faroese: vevur m
- Icelandic: vefur m
- Norwegian: vev (Bokmål) m or n, vev (Nynorsk) m or n
- Swedish: väv c (Old Swedish väver m)
References
- vefr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press