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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse arfi, likely a loanword, origin uncertain but possibly related to Latin ervum (“vetch”).
Cognate with Danish arve and German Erve.
Noun
arfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar)
- chickweed, starwort (plants of the genus Stellaria, which often grow as weeds)
- (more generally) weeds (unwanted plant)
- Synonym: illgresi
- Ég ætla að fara út í garð að reyta arfa. ― I'm going to pull some weeds.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse arfi, from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.
Noun
arfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar)
- (obsolete) heir
Declension
Synonyms
Etymology 3
Noun
arfi
- indefinite dative singular of arfur
Anagrams
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Norse ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ (arbijano /arbijanō/) (genitive plural), from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.
Noun
arfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar)
- heir
Declension
Declension of arfi (weak an-stem)
- ᛅᚱᚠᛁ (arfi) — nominative singular
- ᛅᚱᚠᛅ (arfa) — dative/accusative/genitive singular
- ᛅᚱᚠᛅᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛆᚱᚠᛆᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛅᚱᚠᛅᚱ (arfar) — nominative plural
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *arfô.
Noun
arfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar)
- chickweed
Declension
Declension of arfi (weak an-stem)
Descendants