sver

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish svær (16th century), itself from Norwegian svár with influence from German schwer; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swēraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svɛːr/

  Rhymes: -ɛːr

Adjective

sver (comparative sverari, superlative sverastur)

1. wide (around the middle, etc.)

Declension

positive forms of sver

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sver	sver	svert
	accusative	sveran	svera
	dative	sverum	sverri	sveru
	genitive	svers	sverrar	svers
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sverir	sverar	sver
	accusative	svera
	dative	sverum
	genitive	sverra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sveri	svera	svera
	acc/dat/gen	svera	sveru
	plural (all-case)	sveru

comparative forms of sver

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	sverari	sverari	sverara
	plural (all-case)	sverari

superlative forms of sver

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sverastur	sverust	sverast
	accusative	sverastan	sverasta
	dative	sverustum	sverastri	sverustu
	genitive	sverasts	sverastrar	sverasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sverastir	sverastar	sverust
	accusative	sverasta
	dative	sverustum
	genitive	sverastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sverasti	sverasta	sverasta
	acc/dat/gen	sverasta	sverustu
	plural (all-case)	sverustu

Old Norse

Verb

sver

1. inflection of sverja:
   1. first-person singular active present indicative
   2. second-person singular active imperative