efri

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse efri, øfri. Cognate with Swedish övre.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɛvrɪ/
Rhymes: -ɛvrɪ

Adjective edit

efri (comparative feminine efri, comparative neuter efra, superlative masculine efstur, superlative feminine efst, superlative neuter efst)

upper, higher
Vinur minn býr á efri hæðinni.
My friend lives on the upper storey.
top, upper, superior
Mamma var alltaf efst í bekknum sínum.
My mom was always at the top of her class.
(of time) later

Derived terms edit

á efri árum
efri bekkirnir (the upper grades, the upper forms)
efri ár
efsti dagur
efsta stig

Old Norse edit

Alternative forms edit

øfri

Adjective edit

efri (superlative efstr)

upper
latter

Declension edit

Declension of efri

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	efri	efri	efra
accusative	efra	efri	efra
dative	efra	efri	efra
genitive	efra	efri	efra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	efri	efri	efri
accusative	efri	efri	efri
dative	efrum	efrum	efrum
genitive	efri	efri	efri

Descendants edit

Icelandic: efri
Norwegian Nynorsk: øvre
Norwegian Bokmål: øvre
Old Swedish: øfre, øffre, yfre, ywre
Swedish: övre
Danish: øvre

References edit

“efri”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press