vefur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vefr, from Proto-Germanic *wabją, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛːvʏr

Noun

vefur m (genitive singular vefjar or (mostly in a computer context) vefs, nominative plural vefir)

1. web
2. (biology) tissue (aggregation of cells)

Declension

Declension of vefur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vefur	vefurinn	vefir	vefirnir
accusative	vef	vefinn	vefi	vefina
dative	vef	vefnum	vefjum	vefjunum
genitive	vefjar, vefs1	vefjarins, vefsins1	vefja	vefjanna

¹Mostly in a computer context.

Related terms

• vefa
• vefnaður