spætr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • spettr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spihtaz.

Noun

spætr m

  1. woodpecker

Declension

Declension of spætr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spætr spætrinn spætar spætarnir
accusative spæt spætinn spæta spætana
dative spæti spætinum spætum spætunum
genitive spæts spætsins spæta spætanna

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: spette
  • Swedish: spett
  • Danish: spætte