kunnigr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *kunþīgaz, equivalent to kunnr (“to know”) + -igr.
Adjective
[edit]kunnigr
- known
- versed in magic arts Synonym: fjǫlkunnigr
Declension
[edit] Strong declension of kunnigr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kunnigr | kunnig | kunnigt |
| accusative | kunnigan | kunniga | kunnigt |
| dative | kunnigum | kunnigri | kunnigu |
| genitive | kunnigs | kunnigrar | kunnigs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kunnigir | kunnigar | kunnig |
| accusative | kunniga | kunnigar | kunnig |
| dative | kunnigum | kunnigum | kunnigum |
| genitive | kunnigra | kunnigra | kunnigra |
Weak declension of kunnigr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kunnigi | kunniga | kunniga |
| accusative | kunniga | kunnigu | kunniga |
| dative | kunniga | kunnigu | kunniga |
| genitive | kunniga | kunnigu | kunniga |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kunnigu | kunnigu | kunnigu |
| accusative | kunnigu | kunnigu | kunnigu |
| dative | kunnigum | kunnigum | kunnigum |
| genitive | kunnigu | kunnigu | kunnigu |
Comparative declension of kunnigr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kunnigri | kunnigri | kunnigra |
| accusative | kunnigra | kunnigri | kunnigra |
| dative | kunnigra | kunnigri | kunnigra |
| genitive | kunnigra | kunnigri | kunnigra |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kunnigri | kunnigri | kunnigri |
| accusative | kunnigri | kunnigri | kunnigri |
| dative | kunnigrum | kunnigrum | kunnigrum |
| genitive | kunnigri | kunnigri | kunnigri |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “kunnigr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press