djarfur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse djarfr, from Proto-Germanic *derbaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
djarfur (comparative djarfari, superlative djarfastur)
Declension edit
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | djarfur | djörf | djarft |
| accusative | djarfan | djarfa | djarft |
| dative | djörfum | djarfri | djörfu |
| genitive | djarfs | djarfrar | djarfs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | djarfir | djarfar | djörf |
| accusative | djarfa | djarfar | djörf |
| dative | djörfum | djörfum | djörfum |
| genitive | djarfra | djarfra | djarfra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | djarfi | djarfa | djarfa |
| accusative | djarfa | djörfu | djarfa |
| dative | djarfa | djörfu | djarfa |
| genitive | djarfa | djörfu | djarfa |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | djörfu | djörfu | djörfu |
| accusative | djörfu | djörfu | djörfu |
| dative | djörfu | djörfu | djörfu |
| genitive | djörfu | djörfu | djörfu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | djarfari | djarfari | djarfara |
| accusative | djarfari | djarfari | djarfara |
| dative | djarfari | djarfari | djarfara |
| genitive | djarfari | djarfari | djarfara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | djarfari | djarfari | djarfari |
| accusative | djarfari | djarfari | djarfari |
| dative | djarfari | djarfari | djarfari |
| genitive | djarfari | djarfari | djarfari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | djarfastur | djörfust | djarfast |
| accusative | djarfastan | djarfasta | djarfast |
| dative | djörfustum | djarfastri | djörfustu |
| genitive | djarfasts | djarfastrar | djarfasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | djarfastir | djarfastar | djörfust |
| accusative | djarfasta | djarfastar | djörfust |
| dative | djörfustum | djörfustum | djörfustum |
| genitive | djarfastra | djarfastra | djarfastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | djarfasti | djarfasta | djarfasta |
| accusative | djarfasta | djörfustu | djarfasta |
| dative | djarfasta | djörfustu | djarfasta |
| genitive | djarfasta | djörfustu | djarfasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | djörfustu | djörfustu | djörfustu |
| accusative | djörfustu | djörfustu | djörfustu |
| dative | djörfustu | djörfustu | djörfustu |
| genitive | djörfustu | djörfustu | djörfustu |
Derived terms edit
- djarflegur
- djörfung (“courage, boldness”)
- fífldjarfur (“foolhardy, reckless”)
Further reading edit
- “djarfur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)