ulfr

See also: Ulfr and Úlfr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• úlfr

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ (*wulfaʀ) (attested in compound names), from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Old Saxon wulf, Old Frisian wolf, Old English ƿulf, wulf, Old High German wolf, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).

Noun

ulfr m (genitive ulfs, plural ulfar)

1. wolf

Declension

Declension of ulfr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ulfr	ulfrinn	ulfar	ulfarnir
accusative	ulf	ulfinn	ulfa	ulfana
dative	ulfi	ulfinum	ulfum	ulfunum
genitive	ulfs	ulfsins	ulfa	ulfanna

Derived terms

• Ulfr, Úlfr (“Wolf”) (male given names)

Related terms

• ylgr f (“she-wolf”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: úlfur
• Faroese: úlvur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ulv; (dialectal) úv'e, olv, ålv
• Norwegian Bokmål: ulv
• Elfdalian: ulv
• Old Swedish: ulver
  • Swedish: ulv
• Old Danish: ulv
  • Danish: ulv
• Gutnish: ulv, ålv