garpr
Appearance
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to make a noise, rattle, gurgle, grumble”). Compare the Norwegian and Swedish dialect words garpa 'to brag, to make a noise, gossip, scold', Danish garpe 'to scream' (like a raven). Compare Old English gyrran 'crack, creak, chatter'. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Missing Proto-Germanic link
Noun
[edit]garpr m (genitive garps, plural garpar)
Declension
[edit]masculine | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | garpr | garprinn | garpar | garparnir |
accusative | garp | garpinn | garpa | garpana |
dative | garpi | garpinum | gǫrpum | gǫrpunum |
genitive | garps | garpsins | garpa | garpanna |
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “garpr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive