lávarður
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Introduced to Iceland from Middle English laverd as Icelanders were introduced to chivalric romances in the 13th century,[1] from Old English hlāfweard (“lord, master, husband”, literally “bread-keeper”); originally from hlāf (“bread”) and weard (“guardian, keeper”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lávarður m (genitive singular lávarðs or lávarðar, nominative plural lávarðar)
Declension
[edit]Declension of lávarður (masculine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lávarður | lávarðurinn | lávarðar | lávarðarnir |
| accusative | lávarð | lávarðinn | lávarða | lávarðana |
| dative | lávarði | lávarðinum | lávörðum | lávörðunum |
| genitive | lávarðs, lávarðar | lávarðsins, lávarðarins | lávarða | lávarðanna |
References
[edit]- ^ “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2011 September 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014