halfr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • hálfrwestern dialects

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Compare Old English healf (English half), Old Frisian half (West Frisian heal), Old Saxon half, Dutch half, Old High German halb (German halb), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃 (halbs).

Adjective

halfr

  1. half

Declension

Strong declension of halfr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative halfr hǫlf halft
accusative halfan halfa halft
dative hǫlfum halfri hǫlfu
genitive halfs halfrar halfs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative halfir halfar hǫlf
accusative halfa halfar hǫlf
dative hǫlfum hǫlfum hǫlfum
genitive halfra halfra halfra
Weak declension of halfr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative halfi halfa halfa
accusative halfa hǫlfu halfa
dative halfa hǫlfu halfa
genitive halfa hǫlfu halfa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǫlfu hǫlfu hǫlfu
accusative hǫlfu hǫlfu hǫlfu
dative hǫlfum hǫlfum hǫlfum
genitive hǫlfu hǫlfu hǫlfu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hálfur
  • Faroese: hálvur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: halv, (dialectal) halv’u, hålv’e, håv’e, alv’e
  • Elfdalian: åv
  • Old Swedish: halve
  • Old Danish: half
  • Gutnish: halvar