hleifr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz, whence also Old English hlāf.

Noun[edit]

hleifr m (genitive hleifs, plural hleifar)

  1. loaf
  2. bread

Declension[edit]

  Declension of hleifr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hleifr hleifrinn hleifar hleifarnir
accusative hleif hleifinn hleifa hleifana
dative hleifi hleifinum hleifum hleifunum
genitive hleifs hleifsins hleifa hleifanna

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: hleifur
  • Faroese: leivur
  • Norwegian: leiv
  • Old Swedish: lēver
  • Old Danish: lev

References[edit]

  • “hleifr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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