sifjar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sifjar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪvjar/

  Rhymes: -ɪvjar

Noun

sifjar f pl (plural only, genitive plural sifja)

1. family relations

Declension

Declension of sifjar (pl-only feminine)

	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	sifjar	sifjarnar
accusative	sifjar	sifjarnar
dative	sifjum	sifjunum
genitive	sifja	sifjanna

Derived terms

• orðsifjar
• sifjaspell
• orðsifjafræði

Related terms

• sifji

Old Norse

Etymology

From the plural of Proto-Germanic *sibjō. Cognate with Old English sibb (“relationship; peace”).

Noun

sifjar f pl

1. a kinship; an affinity connection by marriage

Derived terms

• sifjaspell (“kinship defilement; incest”)
• spilla sifjum (“defile kinship; commit incest”)

References

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