Disputed. By surface analysis, yr + vaken. Arguably the first part of the compound is more closely related to ur (“out of”). Compare Norwegian ørvaken (“sleep deprived”), Middle High German urweche (“sleepless”).
yrvaken (comparative mer yrvaken, superlative mest yrvaken)
| Inflection of yrvaken | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | yrvaken | — | — |
| Neuter singular | yrvaket | — | — |
| Plural | yrvakna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | yrvakne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | yrvakne | — | — |
| All | yrvakna | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||