rjáfur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• ræfur

Etymology

From late Old Norse rjáfr, from older ráfr, from Proto-Germanic *rēfaz. Compare the alternative form ræfur (< Old Norse ræfr), which is due to a different leveling of the Germanic -az/-iz paradigm.

Noun

rjáfur n (genitive singular rjáfurs, nominative plural rjáfur)

1. the inner side (underside) of a roof (a traditional sloped roof with rafters)

Declension

Declension of rjáfur (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rjáfur	rjáfrið	rjáfur	rjáfrin
accusative	rjáfur	rjáfrið	rjáfur	rjáfrin
dative	rjáfri	rjáfrinu	rjáfrum	rjáfrunum
genitive	rjáfurs	rjáfursins	rjáfra	rjáfranna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “rjáfur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)