örvhentur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

  • örvhendur

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse ørvendr. The h comes from the mistaken association with the word hönd (“hand”). Derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *uzwandijaną- attested by Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uswandjan, “to deviate”), Old English āwendan (“to turn away, turn the wrong way round”), and Old High German irwenten (“to turn away, hinder”).[1]

Adjective

örvhentur (not comparable)

  1. left-handed
    Antonym: rétthentur

Declension

Positive forms of örvhentur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative örvhentur örvhent örvhent
accusative örvhentan örvhenta
dative örvhentum örvhentri örvhentu
genitive örvhents örvhentrar örvhents
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative örvhentir örvhentar örvhent
accusative örvhenta
dative örvhentum
genitive örvhentra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative örvhenti örvhenta örvhenta
acc/dat/gen örvhenta örvhentu
plural (all-case) örvhentu

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1229 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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