arfi

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈarvɪ/

  Rhymes: -arvɪ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse arfi, likely a loanword, origin uncertain but possibly related to Latin ervum (“vetch”). Cognate with Danish arve and German Erve.

Noun

arfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar)

1. chickweed, starwort (plants of the genus Stellaria, which often grow as weeds)
2. (more generally) weeds (unwanted plant)

   Synonym: illgresi

   Ég ætla að fara út í garð að reyta arfa. ― I'm going to pull some weeds.

Declension

Declension of arfi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	arfi	arfinn	arfar	arfarnir
accusative	arfa	arfann	arfa	arfana
dative	arfa	arfanum	örfum	örfunum
genitive	arfa	arfans	arfa	arfanna

Derived terms

• akurarfi (“common starwort, Stellaria graminea”)
• blóðarfi (“common knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare”)
• fjöruarfi (“sea sandwort, Honckenya peploides”)
• haugarfi (“common chickweed, Stellaria media”)
• hjartarfi (“shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris”)
• lágarfi (“saltmarsh starwort, Stellaria humifusa”)
• línarfi (“boreal starwort, Stellaria borealis”)
• stjörnuarfi (“fleshy starwort, Stellaria crassifolia”)
• vegarfi (“mouse-ear chickweed, Cerastium fontanum”)

 

Etymology 2

From Old Norse arfi, from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.

Noun

arfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar)

1. (obsolete) heir

   Synonym: erfingi

Declension

Declension of arfi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	arfi	arfinn	arfar	arfarnir
accusative	arfa	arfann	arfa	arfana
dative	arfa	arfanum	örfum	örfunum
genitive	arfa	arfans	arfa	arfanna

Etymology 3

Noun

arfi

1. indefinite dative singular of arfur

Anagrams

• rifa

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Norse ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ (arbijano /⁠arbijanō⁠/) (genitive plural), from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.

Noun

arfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar)

2. heir

Declension

  Declension of arfi (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	arfi	arfinn	arfar	arfarnir
accusative	arfa	arfann	arfa	arfana
dative	arfa	arfanum	ǫrfum	ǫrfunum
genitive	arfa	arfans	arfa	arfanna

Alternative forms

• ᛅᚱᚠᛁ (arfi) — nominative singular
• ᛅᚱᚠᛅ (arfa) — dative/accusative/genitive singular
• ᛅᚱᚠᛅᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛆᚱᚠᛆᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛅᚱᚠᛅᚱ (arfar) — nominative plural

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *arfô.

Noun

arfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar)

2. chickweed

Declension

  Declension of arfi (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	arfi	arfinn	arfar	arfarnir
accusative	arfa	arfann	arfa	arfana
dative	arfa	arfanum	ǫrfum	ǫrfunum
genitive	arfa	arfans	arfa	arfanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: arfi
• Faroese: arvi
• Norwegian: arve
• Old Swedish: arve
  • Swedish: arv (dialectal)
• Danish: arve