hvirfingr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hverfa +‎ -ingr.

Noun

hvirfingr m

  1. circle (of men)
  2. drinking match

Declension

Declension of hvirfingr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvirfingr hvirfingrinn hvirfingar hvirfingarnir
accusative hvirfing hvirfinginn hvirfinga hvirfingana
dative hvirfingi hvirfinginum hvirfingum hvirfingunum
genitive hvirfings hvirfingsins 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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