ylfa
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wulbī (but extended to an ōn-stem). Derived from ulfr (“wolf”), in the same way as birna (“she-bear”), ketta (“female cat”) and hryssa (“mare”).
Noun
ylfa f (genitive ylfu)
- (hapax) she-wolf
- 15th century, J. B. Dodsworth, transl.; Agnete Loth, editor, Late Medieval Icelandic Romances (Editiones Arnamagnæanæ B; 23), volume IV, Copenhagen, published 1964, →ISBN, ISSN 0070-9077, Vilhjálms saga sjóðs, page 98:
- ei uissu menn ætt hans. þuiat hann fannzt j greni ylfu einnar.
- No one knows from what family he is descended, as he was found in a wolf's lair.
- Synonym: ylgr
Declension
Declension of ylfa (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ylfa | ylfan | ylfur | ylfurnar |
| accusative | ylfu | ylfuna | ylfur | ylfurnar |
| dative | ylfu | ylfunni | ylfum | ylfunum |
| genitive | ylfu | ylfunnar | ylfna | ylfnanna |
Descendants
- → Icelandic: Ylfa
- Old Swedish: ylva