illr
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elḱ-. The comparative and superlative degrees are taken from the Proto-Germanic adjective *ubilaz (whence English evil), but are themselves from yet another origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wers-.
Adjective edit
illr (comparative verri, superlative verst)
Inflection edit
This word seems to have a suppletive inflection, using another root in the comparative and superlative forms, than in the positive form.
Strong declension of illr
Weak declension of illr
Declension of comparative of illr
Strong declension of superlative of illr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | verstr | verst | verst |
accusative | verstan | versta | verst |
dative | verstum | verstri | verstu |
genitive | versts | verstrar | versts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | verstir | verstar | verst |
accusative | versta | verstar | verst |
dative | verstum | verstum | verstum |
genitive | verstra | verstra | verstra |
Weak declension of superlative of illr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | versti | versta | versta |
accusative | versta | verstu | versta |
dative | versta | verstu | versta |
genitive | versta | verstu | versta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | verstu | verstu | verstu |
accusative | verstu | verstu | verstu |
dative | verstum | verstum | verstum |
genitive | verstu | verstu | verstu |
Related terms edit
- illa (adverb)
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: illur
- Faroese: illur
- Old Swedish: ilder, īller
- Swedish: illa
- Danish: ilde
- Norwegian Bokmål: ille
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ille
- → Middle English: ille, ill, il
References edit
- “illr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press