svǫppr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• soppr, svampr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz. Reanalyzed as a u-stem.

Noun

svǫppr m (genitive svappar, plural sveppir, accusative plural svǫppu)

1. sponge, mushroom
2. ball

   Synonym: bǫllr

Declension

Declension of svǫppr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svǫppr	svǫpprinn	sveppir	sveppirnir
accusative	svǫpp	svǫppinn	svǫppu	svǫppuna
dative	sveppi	sveppinum	svǫppum	svǫppunum
genitive	svappar	svapparins	svappa	svappanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: sveppur; svampur
• Faroese: svøppur, soppur; svampur
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sopp; svamp
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sopp; svamp
• Old Swedish: svamper
  • Swedish: svamp c, sopp
• Old Danish: swamp
  • Danish: svamp c

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “svöppr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 424; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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