tarfr

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Irish tarb (compare Irish tarbh, Manx tarroo), from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”) (compare Latin taurus, Old Norse þjórr), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”), or from an unknown source.

Noun

tarfr m (genitive tarfs, plural tarfar)

  1. bull
    Synonyms: þjórr, naut

Declension

Declension of tarfr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tarfr tarfrinn tarfar tarfarnir
accusative tarf tarfinn tarfa tarfana
dative tarfi tarfinum tǫrfum tǫrfunum
genitive tarfs tarfsins tarfa tarfanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: tarfur m
  • Faroese: tarvur m

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “tarfr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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