hvelpr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz. Akin to English whelp.

Noun

hvelpr m (genitive hvelps, plural hvelpar)

1. puppy

Declension

Declension of hvelpr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvelpr	hvelprinn	hvelpar	hvelparnir
accusative	hvelp	hvelpinn	hvelpa	hvelpana
dative	hvelpi	hvelpinum	hvelpum	hvelpunum
genitive	hvelps	hvelpsins	hvelpa	hvelpanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hvolpur
• Faroese: hvølpur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kvelp, kvalp; (dialectal) kvølp, kvolp
• Elfdalian: wep
• Old Swedish: hvælper, hvalper
  • Swedish: valp
• Danish: hvalp
  • Norwegian Bokmål: valp, hvalp
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: valp (defunct)

Further reading

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