hæfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hæfr and hœfr, from Proto-Germanic *hēbijaz and *hōbijaz. Ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *hōbiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haiːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -aiːvʏr

Adjective

hæfur (comparative hæfari, superlative hæfastur)

1. well suited, competent

Declension

positive forms of hæfur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hæfur	hæf	hæft
	accusative	hæfan	hæfa
	dative	hæfum	hæfri	hæfu
	genitive	hæfs	hæfrar	hæfs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hæfir	hæfar	hæf
	accusative	hæfa
	dative	hæfum
	genitive	hæfra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hæfi	hæfa	hæfa
	acc/dat/gen	hæfa	hæfu
	plural (all-case)	hæfu

comparative forms of hæfur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	hæfari	hæfari	hæfara
	plural (all-case)	hæfari

superlative forms of hæfur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hæfastur	hæfust	hæfast
	accusative	hæfastan	hæfasta
	dative	hæfustum	hæfastri	hæfustu
	genitive	hæfasts	hæfastrar	hæfasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hæfastir	hæfastar	hæfust
	accusative	hæfasta
	dative	hæfustum
	genitive	hæfastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hæfasti	hæfasta	hæfasta
	acc/dat/gen	hæfasta	hæfustu
	plural (all-case)	hæfustu

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)