knífr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knībaz (“knife”).

Noun

knífr m (genitive knífs, plural knífar)

1. knife

   Synonym: dálkr

Declension

  Declension of knífr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	knífr	knífrinn	knífar	knífarnir
accusative	kníf	knífinn	knífa	knífana
dative	knífi	knífinum	knífum	knífunum
genitive	knífs	knífsins	knífa	knífanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: knífur, hnífur
• Faroese: knívur
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kniv
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kniv
• Elfdalian: knaiv
• Old Swedish: knīver
  • Swedish: kniv
• Danish: kniv
• Gutnish: kneiv
• → Old English: cnīf
  • Middle English: knyf, knif
    • Scots: knyfe, knife
    • English: knife
      • Sranan Tongo: nefi
    • Yola: kunnife
    • → French: canif
• → North Frisian: Knif