arfr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arbaz, *arbijaz, whence also Old English ierfe, Old High German arbeo.

Noun

arfr m (genitive arfs, plural arfar)

  1. inheritance heritage
  2. patrimony

Declension

Declension of arfr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arfr arfrinn arfar arfarnir
accusative arf arfinn arfa arfana
dative arfi arfinum ǫrfum ǫrfunum
genitive arfs arfsins arfa arfanna

Synonyms

  • fǫðurleifð f

Derived terms

  • arfaþáttr m (“section of law treating of inheritance”)
  • arfborinn (“by birth entitled to inherit; legitimate”)
  • arfdeild f (“partition of an inheritance”)
  • arfgengr (“entitled to inherit”)
  • arfrán n (“unjust taking of one's inheritance”)
  • arfsal n (“cession of right of inheritance”)
  • arfskipti n (“partition of an inheritance”)
  • arfskot n (“fraud in matters of inheritance”)
  • arfsvik n pl (“taking away one's inheritance”)
  • arfsókn f (“suit in a case of inheritance”)
  • arftaka f (“receiving or taking possession of an inheritance”)
  • arftakari m (“inheritor”)
  • arftaki m (“inheritor”)
  • arftekja f (“receiving or taking possession of an inheritance”)
  • arftœki n (“receiving or taking possession of an inheritance”)
  • arftœkr (“entitled to inherit”)
  • arfván f (“expectancy of inheritance”)
  • arfþegi m (“heir”)
  • arfa f (“heiress”) (rare)
  • arfi m (“heir, heiress”)
  • erfa (“to inherit”)
  • erfð f (“inheritance”)

Descendants

  • Danish: arv
  • Icelandic: arfur
  • Faroese: arvur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: arv
  • Norwegian Bokmål: arv
  • Swedish: arv
  • Danish: arv

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “arfr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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