hvass

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvass, from Proto-Germanic *hwassaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʷasː/

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• IPA^(key): /kʰvasː/

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• Rhymes: -asː

Adjective

hvass (comparative hvassari, superlative hvassastur)

1. sharp (of a knife, etc.)
2. harsh (in manner, tone, etc.)

Declension

positive forms of hvass

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hvass	hvöss	hvasst
	accusative	hvassan	hvassa
	dative	hvössum	hvassri	hvössu
	genitive	hvass	hvassrar	hvass
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hvassir	hvassar	hvöss
	accusative	hvassa
	dative	hvössum
	genitive	hvassra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hvassi	hvassa	hvassa
	acc/dat/gen	hvassa	hvössu
	plural (all-case)	hvössu

comparative forms of hvass

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	hvassari	hvassari	hvassara
	plural (all-case)	hvassari

superlative forms of hvass

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hvassastur	hvössust	hvassast
	accusative	hvassastan	hvassasta
	dative	hvössustum	hvassastri	hvössustu
	genitive	hvassasts	hvassastrar	hvassasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hvassastir	hvassastar	hvössust
	accusative	hvassasta
	dative	hvössustum
	genitive	hvassastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hvassasti	hvassasta	hvassasta
	acc/dat/gen	hvassasta	hvössustu
	plural (all-case)	hvössustu

Related terms

• hvasshyrndur
• hvassleiki
• hvessa

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwassaz.

Adjective

hvass

1. sharp, keen
2. fig, of the intellect
3. sharp, acute

Declension

    Strong declension of hvass

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvass	hvǫss	hvast
accusative	hvassan	hvassa	hvast
dative	hvǫssum	hvassi	hvǫssu
genitive	hvass	hvassar	hvass
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassir	hvassar	hvǫss
accusative	hvassa	hvassar	hvǫss
dative	hvǫssum	hvǫssum	hvǫssum
genitive	hvassa	hvassa	hvassa

    Weak declension of hvass

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassi	hvassa	hvassa
accusative	hvassa	hvǫssu	hvassa
dative	hvassa	hvǫssu	hvassa
genitive	hvassa	hvǫssu	hvassa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvǫssu	hvǫssu	hvǫssu
accusative	hvǫssu	hvǫssu	hvǫssu
dative	hvǫssum	hvǫssum	hvǫssum
genitive	hvǫssu	hvǫssu	hvǫssu

    Declension of comparative of hvass

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassari	hvassari	hvassara
accusative	hvassara	hvassari	hvassara
dative	hvassara	hvassari	hvassara
genitive	hvassara	hvassari	hvassara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassari	hvassari	hvassari
accusative	hvassari	hvassari	hvassari
dative	hvǫssurum	hvǫssurum	hvǫssurum
genitive	hvassari	hvassari	hvassari

    Strong declension of superlative of hvass

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassastr	hvǫssust	hvassast
accusative	hvassastan	hvassasta	hvassast
dative	hvǫssustum	hvassastri	hvǫssustu
genitive	hvassasts	hvassastrar	hvassasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassastir	hvassastar	hvǫssust
accusative	hvassasta	hvassastar	hvǫssust
dative	hvǫssustum	hvǫssustum	hvǫssustum
genitive	hvassastra	hvassastra	hvassastra

    Weak declension of superlative of hvass

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassasti	hvassasta	hvassasta
accusative	hvassasta	hvǫssustu	hvassasta
dative	hvassasta	hvǫssustu	hvassasta
genitive	hvassasta	hvǫssustu	hvassasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvǫssustu	hvǫssustu	hvǫssustu
accusative	hvǫssustu	hvǫssustu	hvǫssustu
dative	hvǫssustum	hvǫssustum	hvǫssustum
genitive	hvǫssustu	hvǫssustu	hvǫssustu

Descendants

• Icelandic: hvass
• Faroese: hvassur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kvass
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: kvass
• Old Swedish: hvas
  • Swedish: vass, (pre-1906 spelling) hvass
• Danish: hvas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvass

Further reading

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

Swedish

Adjective

hvass

1. Obsolete spelling of vass.