víf

See also: VIF, vif, and vîf

Icelandic

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse víf, from Proto-Germanic *wībą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viːv/

  Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

víf n (genitive singular vífs, nominative plural víf)

1. (chiefly poetic) wife
2. (chiefly poetic) woman

Declension

Declension of víf (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	víf	vífið	víf	vífin
accusative	víf	vífið	víf	vífin
dative	vífi	vífinu	vífum	vífunum
genitive	vífs	vífsins	vífa	vífanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wībą. Akin to English wife.

Noun

víf n (genitive vífs)

1. woman
2. wife

Declension

  Declension of víf (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	víf	vífit	víf	vífin
accusative	víf	vífit	víf	vífin
dative	vífi	vífinu	vífum	vífunum
genitive	vífs	vífsins	vífa	vífanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: víf
• Faroese: vív
• Norwegian Nynorsk: viv
• Norwegian Bokmål: viv m or n
• Old Swedish: vīf
  • Swedish: viv, vif (pre-1906 spelling)
• Danish: viv