upphaf

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse upphaf from Proto-Germanic *habą.

Pronunciation

Noun

upphaf n (genitive singular upphafs, no plural)

  1. beginning, start

Declension

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habą. Verbal noun of hefja upp (to begin).

Noun

upphaf n

  1. beginning
  2. advancement, honour

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: upphaf
  • Faroese: upphav
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: opphav, upphav (until 1938)
  • Old Danish: ophav
  • Old Swedish: uphof

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