sveigur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sveigr (“supple branch, headkerchief”), from Proto-Germanic *swaigaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsveiːɣʏr/
Rhymes: -eiːɣʏr

Noun

sveigur m (genitive singular sveigs, nominative plural sveigar)

loop
wreath

Declension

Declension of sveigur
m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sveigur	sveigurinn	sveigar	sveigarnir
accusative	sveig	sveiginn	sveiga	sveigana
dative	sveig	sveignum	sveigum	sveigunum
genitive	sveigs	sveigsins	sveiga	sveiganna

Synonyms

(loop): lykkja, hanki, hönk
(wreath): krans

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