hæfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hæfr and hœfr, from Proto-Germanic *hēbijaz and *hōbijaz. Ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *hōbiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haiːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -aiːvʏr

Adjective

hæfur (comparative hæfari, superlative hæfastur)

1. well suited, competent

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hæfur	hæf	hæft
accusative	hæfan	hæfa	hæft
dative	hæfum	hæfri	hæfu
genitive	hæfs	hæfrar	hæfs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hæfir	hæfar	hæf
accusative	hæfa	hæfar	hæf
dative	hæfum	hæfum	hæfum
genitive	hæfra	hæfra	hæfra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hæfi	hæfa	hæfa
accusative	hæfa	hæfu	hæfa
dative	hæfa	hæfu	hæfa
genitive	hæfa	hæfu	hæfa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hæfu	hæfu	hæfu
accusative	hæfu	hæfu	hæfu
dative	hæfu	hæfu	hæfu
genitive	hæfu	hæfu	hæfu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hæfari	hæfari	hæfara
accusative	hæfari	hæfari	hæfara
dative	hæfari	hæfari	hæfara
genitive	hæfari	hæfari	hæfara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hæfari	hæfari	hæfari
accusative	hæfari	hæfari	hæfari
dative	hæfari	hæfari	hæfari
genitive	hæfari	hæfari	hæfari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hæfastur	hæfust	hæfast
accusative	hæfastan	hæfasta	hæfast
dative	hæfustum	hæfastri	hæfustu
genitive	hæfasts	hæfastrar	hæfasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hæfastir	hæfastar	hæfust
accusative	hæfasta	hæfastar	hæfust
dative	hæfustum	hæfustum	hæfustum
genitive	hæfastra	hæfastra	hæfastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hæfasti	hæfasta	hæfasta
accusative	hæfasta	hæfustu	hæfasta
dative	hæfasta	hæfustu	hæfasta
genitive	hæfasta	hæfustu	hæfasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hæfustu	hæfustu	hæfustu
accusative	hæfustu	hæfustu	hæfustu
dative	hæfustu	hæfustu	hæfustu
genitive	hæfustu	hæfustu	hæfustu

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)