kveljari

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Old Norse

Etymology

From kvelja (to torment, torture) +‎ -ari.

Noun

kveljari m

  1. tormentor

Declension

Declension of kveljari (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kveljari kveljarinn kveljarar kveljararnir
accusative kveljara kveljarann kveljara kveljarana
dative kveljara kveljaranum kveljurum kveljurunum
genitive kveljara kveljarans kveljara kveljaranna

Further reading

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