ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arbijô. Cognate with Old English ierfa, Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰 (arbja).

Noun

ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ (arbijano /arbijanō/) m (genitive plural)

1. heir
   • c. 400, Tune stone

Descendants

• Old Norse: arfi, ᛅᚱᚠᛁ (arfi) — nominative singular, ᛅᚱᚠᛅ (arfa) — dative/accusative/genitive singular, ᛅᚱᚠᛅᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛆᚱᚠᛆᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛅᚱᚠᛅᚱ (arfar) — nominative plural
  • Icelandic: arfi
  • Faroese: arvi
  • Norwegian: arve
  • Old Swedish: arve
    • Swedish: arv (dialectal)
  • Danish: arve