korpr

Old Norse

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Unrelated to karpa, carp, and the similarly formed corvus (whence corb), κόραξ (kórax).

Noun

korpr m

1. (rare) raven

   Synonym: hrafn

Usage notes

• While the common term in many of the descendant languages, in Old Nordic this term was very rare compared to hrafn.

Declension

Declension of korpr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	korpr	korprinn	korpar	korparnir
accusative	korp	korpinn	korpa	korpana
dative	korpi	korpinum	korpum	korpunum
genitive	korps	korpsins	korpa	korpanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: korpur
• Faroese: gorpur
• Norwegian Bokmål: korp
• Norwegian Nynorsk: korp
• Swedish: korp

Further reading

• Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “korpr”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press
• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)