Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þerbaz, whence also Old English þeorf.
Adjective
þjarfr
- unleavened (of bread)
- fresh (of water)
- insipid, flat
Declension
Strong declension of þjarfr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
þjarfr
|
þjǫrf
|
þjarft
|
| accusative
|
þjarfan
|
þjarfa
|
þjarft
|
| dative
|
þjǫrfum
|
þjarfri
|
þjǫrfu
|
| genitive
|
þjarfs
|
þjarfrar
|
þjarfs
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
þjarfir
|
þjarfar
|
þjǫrf
|
| accusative
|
þjarfa
|
þjarfar
|
þjǫrf
|
| dative
|
þjǫrfum
|
þjǫrfum
|
þjǫrfum
|
| genitive
|
þjarfra
|
þjarfra
|
þjarfra
|
Weak declension of þjarfr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
þjarfi
|
þjarfa
|
þjarfa
|
| accusative
|
þjarfa
|
þjǫrfu
|
þjarfa
|
| dative
|
þjarfa
|
þjǫrfu
|
þjarfa
|
| genitive
|
þjarfa
|
þjǫrfu
|
þjarfa
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
þjǫrfu
|
þjǫrfu
|
þjǫrfu
|
| accusative
|
þjǫrfu
|
þjǫrfu
|
þjǫrfu
|
| dative
|
þjǫrfum
|
þjǫrfum
|
þjǫrfum
|
| genitive
|
þjǫrfu
|
þjǫrfu
|
þjǫrfu
|
Declension of comparative of þjarfr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
þjarfari
|
þjarfari
|
þjarfara
|
| accusative
|
þjarfara
|
þjarfari
|
þjarfara
|
| dative
|
þjarfara
|
þjarfari
|
þjarfara
|
| genitive
|
þjarfara
|
þjarfari
|
þjarfara
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
þjarfari
|
þjarfari
|
þjarfari
|
| accusative
|
þjarfari
|
þjarfari
|
þjarfari
|
| dative
|
þjǫrfurum
|
þjǫrfurum
|
þjǫrfurum
|
| genitive
|
þjarfari
|
þjarfari
|
þjarfari
|
Strong declension of superlative of þjarfr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
þjarfastr
|
þjǫrfust
|
þjarfast
|
| accusative
|
þjarfastan
|
þjarfasta
|
þjarfast
|
| dative
|
þjǫrfustum
|
þjarfastri
|
þjǫrfustu
|
| genitive
|
þjarfasts
|
þjarfastrar
|
þjarfasts
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
þjarfastir
|
þjarfastar
|
þjǫrfust
|
| accusative
|
þjarfasta
|
þjarfastar
|
þjǫrfust
|
| dative
|
þjǫrfustum
|
þjǫrfustum
|
þjǫrfustum
|
| genitive
|
þjarfastra
|
þjarfastra
|
þjarfastra
|
Weak declension of superlative of þjarfr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
þjarfasti
|
þjarfasta
|
þjarfasta
|
| accusative
|
þjarfasta
|
þjǫrfustu
|
þjarfasta
|
| dative
|
þjarfasta
|
þjǫrfustu
|
þjarfasta
|
| genitive
|
þjarfasta
|
þjǫrfustu
|
þjarfasta
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
þjǫrfustu
|
þjǫrfustu
|
þjǫrfustu
|
| accusative
|
þjǫrfustu
|
þjǫrfustu
|
þjǫrfustu
|
| dative
|
þjǫrfustum
|
þjǫrfustum
|
þjǫrfustum
|
| genitive
|
þjǫrfustu
|
þjǫrfustu
|
þjǫrfustu
|
Descendants
- Icelandic: þjarfur
- Norwegian Bokmål: tjerv
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tjerv
- Swedish: kärv
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þjarfr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 512; also available at the Internet Archive