hvirfing

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hverfa +‎ -ing.

Noun

hvirfing f

  1. circle (of men)
  2. drinking match

Declension

Declension of hvirfing (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvirfing hvirfingin hvirfingar hvirfingarnar
accusative hvirfing hvirfingina hvirfingar hvirfingarnar
dative hvirfingu hvirfingunni hvirfingum hvirfingunum
genitive hvirfingar hvirfingarinnar hvirfinga hvirfinganna

Further reading

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