elfr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *albī.

Noun

elfr f (genitive elfar, dative elfi, plural elfar)

  1. river

Declension

  Declension of elfr (strong ijō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative elfr elfrin elfar elfarnar
accusative elfi elfina elfar elfarnar
dative elfi elfinni elfum elfunum
genitive elfar elfarinnar elfa elfanna

Synonyms

  • (river): á

Descendants

  • Icelandic: elfur, elfa
  • Faroese: elvur m, elv f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: elv; (dialectal) alv, ålv, olv, ølv
  • Old Swedish: ælf
  • Old Danish: ælf, ælv
    • Danish: elv
    • Norwegian Bokmål: elv

References

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