upphafligr

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Old Norse

Etymology

upphaf +‎ -ligr

Adjective

upphafligr

  1. original

Declension

Strong declension of upphafligr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative upphafligr upphaflig upphafligt
accusative upphafligan upphafliga upphafligt
dative upphafligum upphafligri upphafligu
genitive upphafligs upphafligrar upphafligs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative upphafligir upphafligar upphaflig
accusative upphafliga upphafligar upphaflig
dative upphafligum upphafligum upphafligum
genitive upphafligra upphafligra upphafligra
Weak declension of upphafligr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative upphafligi upphafliga upphafliga
accusative upphafliga upphafligu upphafliga
dative upphafliga upphafligu upphafliga
genitive upphafliga upphafligu upphafliga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative upphafligu upphafligu upphafligu
accusative upphafligu upphafligu upphafligu
dative upphafligum upphafligum upphafligum
genitive upphafligu upphafligu upphafligu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: upphaflegur

Further reading

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