kraptr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kraftuz.

Noun

kraptr m

1. strength

Inflection

Declension of kraptr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kraptr	kraptrinn	kraptar	kraptarnir
accusative	krapt	kraptinn	krapta	kraptana
dative	krapti	kraptinum	krǫptum	krǫptunum
genitive	krapts	kraptsins	krapta	kraptanna

Alternative forms

• krǫptr

Descendants

• Icelandic: kraftur
• Faroese: kraft, kraftur
• Norwegian: kraft
• Elfdalian: krapt
• Old Swedish: krapter
  • Swedish: kraft
• Danish: kraft

Further reading

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