klókskapr

Old Norse

Etymology

From klókr (“arch, cunning”) +‎ -skapr.

Noun

klókskapr m (genitive klókskapar, plural klókskapir)

  1. cunning, cleverness

Declension

Declension of klókskapr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative klókskapr klókskaprinn klókskapir klókskapirnir
accusative klókskap klókskapinn klókskapi klókskapina
dative klókskap klókskapinum klókskǫpum klókskǫpunum
genitive klókskapar klókskaparins klókskapa klókskapanna

Descendants

  • Danish: klogskab
  • Old Swedish: klokskaper

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “klókskapr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 243; also available at the Internet Archive
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