skarfr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skarf-, *skarb-, *skraf-, of imitative origin.

Noun

skarfr m (genitive skarfs, plural skarfar)

  1. cormorant, shag (bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae)

Declension

  Declension of skarfr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skarfr skarfrinn skarfar skarfarnir
accusative skarf skarfinn skarfa skarfana
dative skarfi skarfinum skarfum skarfunum
genitive skarfs skarfsins skarfa skarfanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: skarfur
  • Faroese: skarvur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skarv
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skarv
  • Swedish: skarv
  • Danish: skarv
  • → Scottish Gaelic: sgarbh

Further reading

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