knífr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knībaz (“knife”).

Noun

knífr m (genitive knífs, plural knífar)

  1. knife
    Synonym: dálkr

Declension

Declension of knífr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative knífr knífrinn knífar knífarnir
accusative kníf knífinn knífa knífana
dative knífi knífinum knífum knífunum
genitive knífs knífsins knífa knífanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: knífur, hnífur
  • Faroese: knívur
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kniv
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: kniv
  • Elfdalian: knaiv
  • Old Swedish: knīver
  • Danish: kniv
  • Gutnish: kneiv
  • → Old English: cnīf
  • → North Frisian: Knif
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