vegfarandi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vegfarandi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛxˌfaːrantɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aːrantɪ

Noun

vegfarandi m (genitive singular vegfaranda, nominative plural vegfarendur)

  1. passer-by, wayfarer

Declension

Declension of vegfarandi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vegfarandi vegfarandinn vegfarendur vegfarendurnir
accusative vegfaranda vegfarandann vegfarendur vegfarendurna
dative vegfaranda vegfarandanum vegfarendum, vegfaröndum1 vegfarendunum, vegfaröndunum1
genitive vegfaranda vegfarandans vegfarenda, vegfaranda1 vegfarendanna, vegfarandanna1

1Rare/obsolete.

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From vegr (“way, road”) +‎ farandi (“traveler”).

Noun

vegfarandi m (genitive vegfaranda, plural vegfarendr)

  1. wayfarer
    Synonyms: brautingi, vegferill

Declension

Declension of vegfarandi (strong nd-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vegfarandi vegfarandinn vegfarendr vegfarendrnir
accusative vegfaranda vegfarandann vegfarendr vegfarendrna
dative vegfaranda vegfarandanum vegfarǫndum vegfarǫndunum
genitive vegfaranda vegfarandans vegfaranda vegfarandanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: vegfarandi

Further reading

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