falr

Old Norse

Pronunciation

• (12th Century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.lr/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *falhuz.

Noun

falr m (genitive fals, plural falir)

1. a socket at the back of a spearhead, into which the shaft is placed

Declension

  Declension of falr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	falr	falrinn	falir	falirnir
accusative	fal	falinn	fali	falina
dative	fal	falinum	fǫlum	fǫlunum
genitive	fals	falsins	fala	falanna

Related terms

• fela

Descendants

• Icelandic: falur
• Faroese: falur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: fal
• Norman: falle

References

• “falr1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *falaz.

Adjective

falr

1. for sale

Declension

    Strong declension of falr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falr	fǫl	falt
accusative	falan	fala	falt
dative	fǫlum	falri	fǫlu
genitive	fals	falrar	fals
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falir	falar	fǫl
accusative	fala	falar	fǫl
dative	fǫlum	fǫlum	fǫlum
genitive	falra	falra	falra

    Weak declension of falr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fali	fala	fala
accusative	fala	fǫlu	fala
dative	fala	fǫlu	fala
genitive	fala	fǫlu	fala
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fǫlu	fǫlu	fǫlu
accusative	fǫlu	fǫlu	fǫlu
dative	fǫlum	fǫlum	fǫlum
genitive	fǫlu	fǫlu	fǫlu

    Declension of comparative of falr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falari	falari	falara
accusative	falara	falari	falara
dative	falara	falari	falara
genitive	falara	falari	falara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falari	falari	falari
accusative	falari	falari	falari
dative	fǫlurum	fǫlurum	fǫlurum
genitive	falari	falari	falari

    Strong declension of superlative of falr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falastr	fǫlust	falast
accusative	falastan	falasta	falast
dative	fǫlustum	falastri	fǫlustu
genitive	falasts	falastrar	falasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falastir	falastar	fǫlust
accusative	falasta	falastar	fǫlust
dative	fǫlustum	fǫlustum	fǫlustum
genitive	falastra	falastra	falastra

    Weak declension of superlative of falr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falasti	falasta	falasta
accusative	falasta	fǫlustu	falasta
dative	falasta	fǫlustu	falasta
genitive	falasta	fǫlustu	falasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fǫlustu	fǫlustu	fǫlustu
accusative	fǫlustu	fǫlustu	fǫlustu
dative	fǫlustum	fǫlustum	fǫlustum
genitive	fǫlustu	fǫlustu	fǫlustu

Descendants

• Icelandic: falur
• Faroese: falur
• Swedish: fal
• Danish: fal

References

• “falr2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press