efri

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse efri, øfri. Cognate with Swedish övre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛvrɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛvrɪ

Adjective

efri (comparative only, superlative efstur)

  1. upper, higher
    Vinur minn býr á efri hæðinni.
    My friend lives on the upper storey.
  2. top, upper, superior
    Mamma var alltaf efst í bekknum sínum.
    My mom was always at the top of her class.
  3. (of time) later

Declension

Comparative forms of efri (comparative-only)
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) efri efri efra
plural (all-case) efri
Superlative forms of efri (comparative-only)
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative efstur efst efst
accusative efstan efsta
dative efstum efstri efstu
genitive efsts efstrar efsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative efstir efstar efst
accusative efsta
dative efstum
genitive efstra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative efsti efsta efsta
acc/dat/gen efsta efstu
plural (all-case) efstu

Derived terms

  • á efri árum
  • efri bekkirnir (the upper grades, the upper forms)
  • efri ár
  • efsti dagur
  • efsta stig

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Adjective

efri (superlative efstr)

  1. upper
  2. latter

Declension

Comparative declension of efri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative efri efri efra
accusative efra efri efra
dative efra efri efra
genitive efra efri efra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative efri efri efri
accusative efri efri efri
dative efrum efrum efrum
genitive efri efri efri

Descendants

  • Icelandic: efri
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: øvre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: øvre
  •  Old Swedish: øfre, øffre, yfre, ywre
  • Swedish: övre
  • Danish: øvre

Further reading

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