flórr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flōraz, whence also English floor.

Noun

flórr m (genitive flórs)

  1. floor of a cow-house

Declension

Declension of flórr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flórr flórrinn flórar flórarnir
accusative flór flórinn flóra flórana
dative flóri flórinum flórum flórunum
genitive flórs flórsins flóra flóranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: flór
  • Faroese: flórur
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: flor
  • Swedish: flo (also flor)
  • Danish: flor (obsolete except in Bornholmian)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “flórr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive