danskr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *daniskaz, equivalent to danr (Dane) +‎ -iskr (-ish, -ic).

Adjective

danskr

  1. Danish
  2. Scandinavian, North Germanic
    mæla á danska tungu
    speak Scandinavian language (Old Norse)

Declension

Strong declension of danskr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative danskr dǫnsk danskt
accusative danskan danska danskt
dative dǫnskum danskri dǫnsku
genitive dansks danskrar dansks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative danskir danskar dǫnsk
accusative danska danskar dǫnsk
dative dǫnskum dǫnskum dǫnskum
genitive danskra danskra danskra
Weak declension of danskr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative danski danska danska
accusative danska dǫnsku danska
dative danska dǫnsku danska
genitive danska dǫnsku danska
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dǫnsku dǫnsku dǫnsku
accusative dǫnsku dǫnsku dǫnsku
dative dǫnskum dǫnskum dǫnskum
genitive dǫnsku dǫnsku dǫnsku

Derived terms

  • danska f (Danish language)
  • dǫnsk tunga f (Scandinavian, North Germanic language)
  • danir m pl (the Danes)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: danskur
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: dansk
    Norwegian Nynorsk: dansk
  • Old Swedish: dansker
  • Danish: dansk

Further reading

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