kaupeyrir

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Old Norse

Etymology

From kaupa (to buy) +‎ eyrir (money).

Noun

kaupeyrir m (genitive kaupeyris, plural kaupaurar)

  1. article of trade, wares, cargo

Declension

Declension of kaupeyrir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kaupeyrir kaupeyririnn kaupaurar kaupaurarnir
accusative kaupeyri kaupeyrinn kaupaura kaupaurana
dative kaupeyri kaupeyrinum kaupaurum kaupaurunum
genitive kaupeyris kaupeyrisins kaupaura kaupauranna

Further reading

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