efri

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse efri, øfri. Cognate with Swedish övre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛvrɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛvrɪ

Adjective

efri (comparative feminine efri, comparative neuter efra, superlative masculine efstur, superlative feminine efst, superlative neuter efst)

1. upper, higher

   Vinur minn býr á efri hæðinni.

   My friend lives on the upper storey.

2. top, upper, superior

   Mamma var alltaf efst í bekknum sínum.

   My mom was always at the top of her class.

3. (of time) later

Derived terms

• á efri árum
• efri bekkirnir (“the upper grades, the upper forms”)
• efri ár
• efsti dagur
• efsta stig

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• øfri

Adjective

efri (superlative efstr)

1. upper
2. latter

Declension

    Comparative declension of efri

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	efri	efri	efra
accusative	efra	efri	efra
dative	efra	efri	efra
genitive	efra	efri	efra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	efri	efri	efri
accusative	efri	efri	efri
dative	efrum	efrum	efrum
genitive	efri	efri	efri

Descendants

• Icelandic: efri
• Norwegian Nynorsk: øvre
• Norwegian Bokmål: øvre
•  Old Swedish: øfre, øffre, yfre, ywre
• Swedish: övre
• Danish: øvre

References

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