trǫf

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• traf

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *trabō, an -ō-stem noun.

Noun

trǫf f or n pl

1. fringe (decorative border)
2. nominative plural indefinite of traf

Declension

Zoëga notes a feminine plural form trefr, from which the following declension can be deduced:

Declension of trǫf (strong consonant stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	trǫf	trǫfin	trefr	trefrnar
accusative	trǫf	trǫfina	trefr	trefrnar
dative	trǫf	trǫfinni	trǫfum	trǫfunum
genitive	trafar	trafarinnar	trafa	trafanna

Further reading

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