arfi
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse arfi, likely a loan word, origin uncertain but possibly related to Latin ervum (“vetch”). Cognate with Danish arve and German Erve.
Noun edit
arfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar)
- chickweed, starwort (plants of the genus Stellaria, which often grow as weeds)
- (more generally) weeds (unwanted plant)
Derived terms edit
- akurarfi (“common starwort, Stellaria graminea”)
- blóðarfi (“common knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare”)
- fjöruarfi (“sea sandwort, Honckenya peploides”)
- haugarfi (“common chickweed, Stellaria media”)
- hjartarfi (“shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris”)
- lágarfi (“saltmarsh starwort, Stellaria humifusa”)
- línarfi (“boreal starwort, Stellaria borealis”)
- stjörnuarfi (“fleshy starwort, Stellaria crassifolia”)
- vegarfi (“mouse-ear chickweed, Cerastium fontanum”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse arfi, from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.
Noun edit
arfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar)
Declension edit
declension of arfi
Synonyms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
arfi
Anagrams edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Norse ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ (arbijano /arbijanō/) (genitive plural), from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.
Noun edit
arfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar)
Declension edit
Declension of arfi (weak an-stem)
Alternative forms edit
- ᛅᚱᚠᛁ (arfi) — nominative singular
- ᛅᚱᚠᛅ (arfa) — dative/accusative/genitive singular
- ᛅᚱᚠᛅᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛆᚱᚠᛆᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛅᚱᚠᛅᚱ (arfar) — nominative plural
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *arfô.
Noun edit
arfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar)
Declension edit
Declension of arfi (weak an-stem)