skelfiskr
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *skaljafiskaz. Cognate with Old English sċielfisċ → English shellfish. Equivalent to skel + fiskr.
Noun edit
skelfiskr m
Declension edit
Declension of skelfiskr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skelfiskr | skelfiskrinn | skelfiskar | skelfiskarnir |
| accusative | skelfisk | skelfiskinn | skelfiska | skelfiskana |
| dative | skelfiski | skelfiskinum | skelfiskum | skelfiskunum |
| genitive | skelfisks | skelfisksins | skelfiska | skelfiskanna |
References edit
- “skelfiskr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press