elfr

elfr

Old Norse

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *albī.

    Noun

    elfr f (genitive elfar, dative elfi, plural elfar)

    1. river
      Synonym: á

    Declension

    Declension of elfr (strong ijō-stem)
    feminine singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative elfr elfrin elfar elfarnar
    accusative elfi elfina elfar elfarnar
    dative elfi elfinni elfum elfunum
    genitive elfar elfarinnar elfa elfanna

    Descendants

    • Icelandic: elfur, elfa
    • Faroese: elvur m, elv f
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: elv; (dialectal) alv, ålv, olv, ølv
    • Old Swedish: ælf
    • Old Danish: ælf, ælv
      • Danish: elv
      • Norwegian Bokmål: elv

    Further reading

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