atgeirr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *atgaizaz, equivalent to at- +‎ geirr (“spear”). Compare English atgar.

Noun

atgeirr m

  1. halberd

Declension

  Declension of atgeirr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative atgeirr atgeirrinn atgeirar atgeirarnir
accusative atgeir atgeirinn atgeira atgeirana
dative atgeiri atgeirinum atgeirum atgeirunum
genitive atgeirs atgeirsins atgeira atgeiranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: atgeir
  • Norwegian:

References

  • “atgeirr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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