efri

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛvrɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛvrɪ

Adjective

efri (comparative only, superlative efstur)

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

Declension

comparative forms of efri (comparative-only)

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	efri	efri	efra
	plural (all-case)	efri

superlative forms of efri (comparative-only)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	efstur	efst	efst
	accusative	efstan	efsta
	dative	efstum	efstri	efstu
	genitive	efsts	efstrar	efsts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	efstir	efstar	efst
	accusative	efsta
	dative	efstum
	genitive	efstra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	efsti	efsta	efsta
	acc/dat/gen	efsta	efstu
	plural (all-case)	efstu

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

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “efri”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive