gǫfugr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gabugaz, *gabīgaz, from *gebaną whence also Old Norse gefa.

Adjective

gǫfugr

  1. noble, worshipful

Declension

Strong declension of gǫfugr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gǫfugr gǫfug gǫfugt
accusative gǫfgan gǫfga gǫfugt
dative gǫfgum gǫfugri gǫfgu
genitive gǫfugs gǫfugrar gǫfugs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gǫfgir gǫfgar gǫfug
accusative gǫfga gǫfgar gǫfug
dative gǫfgum gǫfgum gǫfgum
genitive gǫfugra gǫfugra gǫfugra
Weak declension of gǫfugr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gǫfgi gǫfga gǫfga
accusative gǫfga gǫfgu gǫfga
dative gǫfga gǫfgu gǫfga
genitive gǫfga gǫfgu gǫfga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gǫfgu gǫfgu gǫfgu
accusative gǫfgu gǫfgu gǫfgu
dative gǫfgum gǫfgum gǫfgum
genitive gǫfgu gǫfgu gǫfgu
Declension of comparative of gǫfugr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gǫfgari gǫfgari gǫfgara
accusative gǫfgara gǫfgari gǫfgara
dative gǫfgara gǫfgari gǫfgara
genitive gǫfgara gǫfgari gǫfgara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gǫfgari gǫfgari gǫfgari
accusative gǫfgari gǫfgari gǫfgari
dative gǫfgurum gǫfgurum gǫfgurum
genitive gǫfgari gǫfgari gǫfgari
Strong declension of superlative of gǫfugr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gǫfgastr gǫfgust gǫfgast
accusative gǫfgastan gǫfgasta gǫfgast
dative gǫfgustum gǫfgastri gǫfgustu
genitive gǫfgasts gǫfgastrar gǫfgasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gǫfgastir gǫfgastar gǫfgust
accusative gǫfgasta gǫfgastar gǫfgust
dative gǫfgustum gǫfgustum gǫfgustum
genitive gǫfgastra gǫfgastra gǫfgastra
Weak declension of superlative of gǫfugr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gǫfgasti gǫfgasta gǫfgasta
accusative gǫfgasta gǫfgustu gǫfgasta
dative gǫfgasta gǫfgustu gǫfgasta
genitive gǫfgasta gǫfgustu gǫfgasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gǫfgustu gǫfgustu gǫfgustu
accusative gǫfgustu gǫfgustu gǫfgustu
dative gǫfgustum gǫfgustum gǫfgustum
genitive gǫfgustu gǫfgustu gǫfgustu

Derived terms

  • gǫfga (“to worship, honour”)
  • gǫfgan f (“worshipping”)
  • gǫfgari m (“worshipper”)
  • gǫfugkvendi n (“noble woman, lady”)
  • gǫfugleikr m (“worshipfulness, highness”)
  • gǫfugligr (“worshipful; magnificent”)
  • gǫfuglátr (“worshipful, generous”)
  • gǫfugmenni n (“noble, worshipful man”)
  • gǫfugmennr (“with many worshipful men”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: göfugur
  • Faroese: gøvugur

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “göfugr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 177; also available at the Internet Archive
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