gjöfull

See also: gjǫfull

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gjǫfull, from Proto-Germanic *gebulaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcœːvʏtl/

  Rhymes: -œːvʏtl

Adjective

gjöfull (comparative gjöfulli, superlative gjöfulastur or gjöflastur)

1. generous, giving, open-handed

Declension

positive forms of gjöfull

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gjöfull	gjöful	gjöfult
	accusative	gjöfulan, gjöflan1	gjöfula, gjöfla1
	dative	gjöfulum, gjöflum1	gjöfulli	gjöfulu, gjöflu1
	genitive	gjöfuls	gjöfullar	gjöfuls
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gjöfulir, gjöflir1	gjöfular, gjöflar1	gjöful
	accusative	gjöfula, gjöfla1
	dative	gjöfulum, gjöflum1
	genitive	gjöfulla
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gjöfuli, gjöfli1	gjöfula, gjöfla1	gjöfula, gjöfla1
	acc/dat/gen	gjöfula, gjöfla1	gjöfulu, gjöflu1
	plural (all-case)	gjöfulu, gjöflu1

¹Poetic.

comparative forms of gjöfull

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	gjöfulli	gjöfulli	gjöfulla
	plural (all-case)	gjöfulli

superlative forms of gjöfull

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gjöfulastur, gjöflastur	gjöfulust, gjöflust	gjöfulast, gjöflast
	accusative	gjöfulastan, gjöflastan	gjöfulasta, gjöflasta
	dative	gjöfulustum, gjöflustum	gjöfulastri, gjöflastri	gjöfulustu, gjöflustu
	genitive	gjöfulasts, gjöflasts	gjöfulastrar, gjöflastrar	gjöfulasts, gjöflasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gjöfulastir, gjöflastir	gjöfulastar, gjöflastar	gjöfulust, gjöflust
	accusative	gjöfulasta, gjöflasta
	dative	gjöfulustum, gjöflustum
	genitive	gjöfulastra, gjöflastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gjöfulasti, gjöflasti	gjöfulasta, gjöflasta	gjöfulasta, gjöflasta
	acc/dat/gen	gjöfulasta, gjöflasta	gjöfulustu, gjöflustu
	plural (all-case)	gjöfulustu, gjöflustu

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “gjöf”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “gjöfull”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “gjöfull” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)