taufr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• taufrar m pl

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taubrą.

Noun

taufr n pl or f pl

1. sorcery, charms

Declension

Declension of taufr (strong a-stem, plural only)

neuter	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	taufr	taufrin
accusative	taufr	taufrin
dative	taufrum	taufrunum
genitive	taufra	taufranna

Declension of taufr (strong i-stem, plural only)

feminine	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	taufrir	taufrirnar
accusative	taufrir	taufrirnar
dative	taufrum	taufrunum
genitive	taufra	taufranna

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: tauver
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tauver

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “taufr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive