erfiði

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse erfiði, erfaði, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrvɪːðɪ/

Noun

erfiði n (genitive singular erfiðis, no plural)

1. toil, hard work, labour
   • Icelandic translation of Genesis 3:17

     Með erfiði skalt þú þig af henni næra alla þína lífdaga.

     With toil shall you nourish yourself from it all the days of your life.

   Synonyms: strit, streð, baks, púl, puð

Declension

Declension of erfiði
n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	erfiði	erfiðið
accusative	erfiði	erfiðið
dative	erfiði	erfiðinu
genitive	erfiðis	erfiðisins

Related terms

• erfiða (“to toil, to work hard”)
• erfiður (“difficult”)

See also

• verk

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• erfaði, ᛅᚱᚠᛆᚦᛁ (arfaþi)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arbaidiją.

Noun

erfiði n (genitive erfiðis, plural -)

1. toil, hard work

Descendants

• Icelandic: erfiði
• Old Swedish: arvoþe, ärviþi
  • Swedish: arvode (“salary”)
• Old Danish: æruæthæ, arfoþe