örvhentur
Icelandic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Norse ørvendr. The h comes from the mistaken association with the word hönd (“hand”). Derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *uzwandijaną- attested by Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uswandjan, “to deviate”), Old English āwendan (“to turn away, turn the wrong way round”), and Old High German irwenten (“to turn away, hinder”).[1]
Adjective
editörvhentur (not comparable)
- left-handed
- Antonym: rétthentur
Declension
edit positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | örvhentur | örvhent | örvhent |
| accusative | örvhentan | örvhenta | örvhent |
| dative | örvhentum | örvhentri | örvhentu |
| genitive | örvhents | örvhentrar | örvhents |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | örvhentir | örvhentar | örvhent |
| accusative | örvhenta | örvhentar | örvhent |
| dative | örvhentum | örvhentum | örvhentum |
| genitive | örvhentra | örvhentra | örvhentra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | örvhenti | örvhenta | örvhenta |
| accusative | örvhenta | örvhentu | örvhenta |
| dative | örvhenta | örvhentu | örvhenta |
| genitive | örvhenta | örvhentu | örvhenta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | örvhentu | örvhentu | örvhentu |
| accusative | örvhentu | örvhentu | örvhentu |
| dative | örvhentu | örvhentu | örvhentu |
| genitive | örvhentu | örvhentu | örvhentu |
References
edit- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 1229. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Further reading
edit- “örvhentur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)