gǫfugr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gabugaz, *gabīgaz, from *gebaną whence also Old Norse gefa.

Adjective

gǫfugr

1. noble, worshipful

Declension

Strong declension of gǫfugr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫfugr	gǫfug	gǫfugt
accusative	gǫfgan	gǫfga	gǫfugt
dative	gǫfgum	gǫfugri	gǫfgu
genitive	gǫfugs	gǫfugrar	gǫfugs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫfgir	gǫfgar	gǫfug
accusative	gǫfga	gǫfgar	gǫfug
dative	gǫfgum	gǫfgum	gǫfgum
genitive	gǫfugra	gǫfugra	gǫfugra

Weak declension of gǫfugr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫfgi	gǫfga	gǫfga
accusative	gǫfga	gǫfgu	gǫfga
dative	gǫfga	gǫfgu	gǫfga
genitive	gǫfga	gǫfgu	gǫfga
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫfgu	gǫfgu	gǫfgu
accusative	gǫfgu	gǫfgu	gǫfgu
dative	gǫfgum	gǫfgum	gǫfgum
genitive	gǫfgu	gǫfgu	gǫfgu

Declension of comparative of gǫfugr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫfgari	gǫfgari	gǫfgara
accusative	gǫfgara	gǫfgari	gǫfgara
dative	gǫfgara	gǫfgari	gǫfgara
genitive	gǫfgara	gǫfgari	gǫfgara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫfgari	gǫfgari	gǫfgari
accusative	gǫfgari	gǫfgari	gǫfgari
dative	gǫfgurum	gǫfgurum	gǫfgurum
genitive	gǫfgari	gǫfgari	gǫfgari

Strong declension of superlative of gǫfugr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫfgastr	gǫfgust	gǫfgast
accusative	gǫfgastan	gǫfgasta	gǫfgast
dative	gǫfgustum	gǫfgastri	gǫfgustu
genitive	gǫfgasts	gǫfgastrar	gǫfgasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫfgastir	gǫfgastar	gǫfgust
accusative	gǫfgasta	gǫfgastar	gǫfgust
dative	gǫfgustum	gǫfgustum	gǫfgustum
genitive	gǫfgastra	gǫfgastra	gǫfgastra

Weak declension of superlative of gǫfugr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫfgasti	gǫfgasta	gǫfgasta
accusative	gǫfgasta	gǫfgustu	gǫfgasta
dative	gǫfgasta	gǫfgustu	gǫfgasta
genitive	gǫfgasta	gǫfgustu	gǫfgasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫfgustu	gǫfgustu	gǫfgustu
accusative	gǫfgustu	gǫfgustu	gǫfgustu
dative	gǫfgustum	gǫfgustum	gǫfgustum
genitive	gǫfgustu	gǫfgustu	gǫfgustu

Derived terms

• gǫfga (“to worship, honour”)
• gǫfgan f (“worshipping”)
• gǫfgari m (“worshipper”)
• gǫfugkvendi n (“noble woman, lady”)
• gǫfugleikr m (“worshipfulness, highness”)
• gǫfugligr (“worshipful; magnificent”)
• gǫfuglátr (“worshipful, generous”)
• gǫfugmenni n (“noble, worshipful man”)
• gǫfugmennr (“with many worshipful men”)

Related terms

• gefa
• gjǫf
• gæfr
• gǫfull

Descendants

• Icelandic: göfugur
• Faroese: gøvugur

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “göfugr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 177; also available at the Internet Archive