ístr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *instraz (“intestine”) n.

Noun

ístr n (genitive ístrs)

  1. (intestinal) fat

Declension

Declension of ístr (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ístr ístrit ístr ístrin
accusative ístr ístrit ístr ístrin
dative ístri ístrinu ístrum ístrunum
genitive ístrs ístrsins ístra ístranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ístur
  • Faroese: ístur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ister
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ister
  • Old Swedish: īster
  • Danish: ister

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • “ístr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
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