Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse gæfr (comfortable), from Proto-Germanic *gēbiz, cognate with Danish gæv (brave) and Dutch gaaf (complete, smooth). Derived from the verb *gebaną (to give).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

gæfur (comparative gæfari, superlative gæfastur)

  1. gentle, good-natured, mild-mannered

Declension edit