kroppr

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz.

Noun

kroppr m (genitive kropps)

  1. body

Declension

Declension of kroppr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kroppr kropprinn kroppar kropparnir
accusative kropp kroppinn kroppa kroppana
dative kroppi kroppinum kroppum kroppunum
genitive kropps kroppsins kroppa kroppanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kroppur
  • Faroese: kroppur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kropp
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kropp
  • Old Swedish: kropper, krupper
  • Danish: krop

Further reading

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