vefr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wabjaz or *wabją, whence also Old English webb, Old High German weppi.

Noun

vefr m (genitive vefjar, plural vefir)

  1. web

Declension

Declension of vefr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vefr vefrinn vefir vefirnir
accusative vef vefinn vefi vefina
dative vef vefinum vefjum vefjunum
genitive vefjar vefjarins vefja vefjanna

Descendants

  • Old Danish: væf
  • Faroese: vevur m
  • Icelandic: vefur m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vev m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vev m
  • Old Swedish: väver m

Further reading

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