skírr

See also: skirr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skīriz.

Adjective

skírr (comparative skírari or skírri, superlative skírstr)

  1. clear, bright, pure
    Synonym: skærr
  2. cleansed from guilt

Declension

Strong declension of skírr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skírr skír skírt
accusative skíran skíra skírt
dative skírum skírri skíru
genitive skírs skírrar skírs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skírir skírar skír
accusative skíra skírar skír
dative skírum skírum skírum
genitive skírra skírra skírra
Weak declension of skírr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skíri skíra skíra
accusative skíra skíru skíra
dative skíra skíru skíra
genitive skíra skíru skíra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skíru skíru skíru
accusative skíru skíru skíru
dative skírum skírum skírum
genitive skíru skíru skíru

Derived terms

  • skíra (“to cleanse; baptize”)
  • skírborinn (“born in wedlock”)
  • skírdagr m (“Maundy Thursday”)
  • skírdræpr (“dazzling”)
  • skírgetinn (“born in wedlock”)
  • skírifaðir m
  • skíriþórsdagr m (“Maundy Thursday”)
  • skírleiki m, skírleikr m (“purity”)
  • skírliga (“purely, chastely”)
  • skírligr (“bright”)
  • skírlífi n (“chaste life”)
  • skírlífr (“pure-liced, chaste”)
  • skírn f (“baptism”)
  • skírna (“to become clear”)
  • skírskota (“to refer or submit to judgement”)
  • skírsl f, skírsla f, skírsli n (“purification, ordeal”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: skír
  • Faroese: skírur
  • Norwegian: skir
  • Old Swedish: skīr
  • Swedish: skir
  • Danish: skjær, skær
    • → Faroese: skærur

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skírr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 377; also available at the Internet Archive
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