karfi

Icelandic

Noun

karfi m (genitive singular karfa, nominative plural karfar)

  1. (zoology) rose fish (Sebastes norvegicus)
  2. (naval) karve; a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship

Declension

Declension of karfi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative karfi karfinn karfar karfarnir
accusative karfa karfann karfa karfana
dative karfa karfanum körfum körfunum
genitive karfa karfans karfa karfanna

Further reading

Old Norse

Noun

karfi m

  1. (naval) karve; a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship

Descendants

  • Danish: karve
  • Icelandic: karfi
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: karv
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: karv
  • Old Swedish: karve
  • English: karve, karvi