vegfarandi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vegfarandi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛxˌfaːrantɪ/
• Rhymes: -aːrantɪ

Noun

vegfarandi m (genitive singular vegfaranda, nominative plural vegfarendur)

1. passer-by, wayfarer

Declension

Declension of vegfarandi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vegfarandi	vegfarandinn	vegfarendur	vegfarendurnir
accusative	vegfaranda	vegfarandann	vegfarendur	vegfarendurna
dative	vegfaranda	vegfarandanum	vegfarendum	vegfarendunum
genitive	vegfaranda	vegfarandans	vegfarenda	vegfarendanna

References

• “vegfarandi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Etymology

From vegr (“way, road”) +‎ farandi (“traveler”).

Noun

vegfarandi m (genitive vegfaranda, plural vegfarendr)

1. wayfarer

Declension

  Declension of vegfarandi (strong nd-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vegfarandi	vegfarandinn	vegfarendr	vegfarendrnir
accusative	vegfaranda	vegfarandann	vegfarendr	vegfarendrna
dative	vegfaranda	vegfarandanum	vegfarǫndum	vegfarǫndunum
genitive	vegfaranda	vegfarandans	vegfaranda	vegfarandanna

Synonyms

• brautingi
• vegferill

Descendants

• Icelandic: vegfarandi

References

• “vegfarandi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press