smiðr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smiþaz, whence also Old English smiþ, Old High German smid.

Noun

smiðr m

  1. smith, a craftsman

Declension

Declension of smiðr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative smiðr smiðrinn smiðar smiðarnir
accusative smið smiðinn smiða smiðana
dative smiði smiðinum smiðum smiðunum
genitive smiðs smiðsins smiða smiðanna
Declension of smiðr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative smiðr smiðrinn smiðir smiðirnir
accusative smið smiðinn smiði, smiðu smiðina, smiðuna
dative smiði smiðinum smiðum smiðunum
genitive smiðar smiðarins smiða smiðanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: smiður
  • Faroese: smiður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: smed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: smed
  • Elfdalian: smið
  • Old Swedish: smiþer
  • Old Danish:

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “smiðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 391; also available at the Internet Archive
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