hvelpr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz. Akin to English whelp.

Noun

hvelpr m (genitive hvelps, plural hvelpar)

  1. puppy

Declension

Declension of hvelpr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvelpr hvelprinn hvelpar hvelparnir
accusative hvelp hvelpinn hvelpa hvelpana
dative hvelpi hvelpinum hvelpum hvelpunum
genitive hvelps hvelpsins hvelpa hvelpanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvolpur
  • Faroese: hvølpur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvelp, kvalp; (dialectal) kvølp, kvolp
  • Elfdalian: wep
  • Old Swedish: hvælper, hvalper
  • Danish: hvalp
    • Norwegian Bokmål: valp, hvalp
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: valp (defunct)

Further reading

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