krummi

See also: Krummi

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkr̥ʏmːɪ/

Noun

krummi m (genitive singular krumma, nominative plural krummar)

  1. (pet name) raven
    • 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson
      Krummi krunkar úti,
      kallar á nafna sinn:
      „Ég fann höfuð af hrúti
      hrygg og gæruskinn.“
      Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,
      krummi nafni minn.
      Krummi croaks outside,
      calling his namesake:
      ‘I found the head of a ram,
      backbone and sheepskin.’
      Come now and peck with me,
      Krummi, my namesake.”

Declension

Declension of krummi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative krummi krumminn krummar krummarnir
accusative krumma krummann krumma krummana
dative krumma krummanum krummum krummunum
genitive krumma krummans krumma krummanna

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