sterkr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *starkuz, whence also Old English stearc, Old High German stark.

Adjective

sterkr

  1. strong

Declension

Strong declension of sterkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sterkr sterk sterkt
accusative sterkan sterka sterkt
dative sterkum sterkri sterku
genitive sterks sterkrar sterks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sterkir sterkar sterk
accusative sterka sterkar sterk
dative sterkum sterkum sterkum
genitive sterkra sterkra sterkra
Weak declension of sterkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sterki sterka sterka
accusative sterka sterku sterka
dative sterka sterku sterka
genitive sterka sterku sterka
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sterku sterku sterku
accusative sterku sterku sterku
dative sterkum sterkum sterkum
genitive sterku sterku sterku
Declension of comparative of sterkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sterkari sterkari sterkara
accusative sterkara sterkari sterkara
dative sterkara sterkari sterkara
genitive sterkara sterkari sterkara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sterkari sterkari sterkari
accusative sterkari sterkari sterkari
dative sterkurum sterkurum sterkurum
genitive sterkari sterkari sterkari
Strong declension of superlative of sterkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sterkastr sterkust sterkast
accusative sterkastan sterkasta sterkast
dative sterkustum sterkastri sterkustu
genitive sterkasts sterkastrar sterkasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sterkastir sterkastar sterkust
accusative sterkasta sterkastar sterkust
dative sterkustum sterkustum sterkustum
genitive sterkastra sterkastra sterkastra
Weak declension of superlative of sterkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sterkasti sterkasta sterkasta
accusative sterkasta sterkustu sterkasta
dative sterkasta sterkustu sterkasta
genitive sterkasta sterkustu sterkasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sterkustu sterkustu sterkustu
accusative sterkustu sterkustu sterkustu
dative sterkustum sterkustum sterkustum
genitive sterkustu sterkustu sterkustu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sterkur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sterk
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sterk
  • Swedish: stark
  • Danish: stærk

Further reading

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