krappr

Old Norse

Etymology

According to Kroonen, from Proto-Germanic *krampa- (“crooked”), an adjective from the verb *krimpaną (“to shrink”). However, Pokorny posits that it is related to Proto-Germanic *kraftuz (“power, strength”), similar to kraptr, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to twist, wind”).

Adjective

krappr

1. strait, narrow
2. sharp, crafty

Declension

    Strong declension of krappr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	krappr	krǫpp	krapt
accusative	krappan	krappa	krapt
dative	krǫppum	krappri	krǫppu
genitive	krapps	krapprar	krapps
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	krappir	krappar	krǫpp
accusative	krappa	krappar	krǫpp
dative	krǫppum	krǫppum	krǫppum
genitive	krappra	krappra	krappra

    Weak declension of krappr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	krappi	krappa	krappa
accusative	krappa	krǫppu	krappa
dative	krappa	krǫppu	krappa
genitive	krappa	krǫppu	krappa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	krǫppu	krǫppu	krǫppu
accusative	krǫppu	krǫppu	krǫppu
dative	krǫppum	krǫppum	krǫppum
genitive	krǫppu	krǫppu	krǫppu

    Declension of comparative of krappr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	krappari	krappari	krappara
accusative	krappara	krappari	krappara
dative	krappara	krappari	krappara
genitive	krappara	krappari	krappara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	krappari	krappari	krappari
accusative	krappari	krappari	krappari
dative	krǫppurum	krǫppurum	krǫppurum
genitive	krappari	krappari	krappari

    Strong declension of superlative of krappr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	krappastr	krǫppust	krappast
accusative	krappastan	krappasta	krappast
dative	krǫppustum	krappastri	krǫppustu
genitive	krappasts	krappastrar	krappasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	krappastir	krappastar	krǫppust
accusative	krappasta	krappastar	krǫppust
dative	krǫppustum	krǫppustum	krǫppustum
genitive	krappastra	krappastra	krappastra

    Weak declension of superlative of krappr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	krappasti	krappasta	krappasta
accusative	krappasta	krǫppustu	krappasta
dative	krappasta	krǫppustu	krappasta
genitive	krappasta	krǫppustu	krappasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	krǫppustu	krǫppustu	krǫppustu
accusative	krǫppustu	krǫppustu	krǫppustu
dative	krǫppustum	krǫppustum	krǫppustum
genitive	krǫppustu	krǫppustu	krǫppustu

Descendants

• Icelandic: krappur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: krapp
• Norwegian Bokmål: krapp

References

• “krappr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press