örvhentur
Icelandic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Norse ørvendr. The h comes from the mistaken association with the word hönd (“hand”). Derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *uzwandijaną- attested by Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uswandjan, “to deviate”), Old English āwendan (“to turn away, turn the wrong way round”), and Old High German irwenten (“to turn away, hinder”).[1]
Adjective
[edit]örvhentur (not comparable)
- left-handed
- Antonym: rétthentur
Declension
[edit]positive forms of örvhentur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | örvhentur | örvhent | örvhent | |
| accusative | örvhentan | örvhenta | ||
| dative | örvhentum | örvhentri | örvhentu | |
| genitive | örvhents | örvhentrar | örvhents | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | örvhentir | örvhentar | örvhent | |
| accusative | örvhenta | |||
| dative | örvhentum | |||
| genitive | örvhentra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | örvhenti | örvhenta | örvhenta | |
| acc/dat/gen | örvhenta | örvhentu | ||
| plural (all-case) | örvhentu | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1229 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
[edit]- “örvhentur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)