keipr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kaipaz.

Noun

keipr m (genitive keips, plural keipar)

1. thole

   Synonyms: þollr, hár

Declension

Declension of keipr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	keipr	keiprinn	keipar	keiparnir
accusative	keip	keipinn	keipa	keipana
dative	keipi	keipinum	keipum	keipunum
genitive	keips	keipsins	keipa	keipanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: keipur
• Faroese: keipur
• Norwegian Bokmål: keip
• Norwegian Nynorsk: keip, keipe

Further reading

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