upphaf
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
upphaf n (genitive singular upphafs, no plural)
- beginning, start
- Icelandic translation of Genesis 1:1
- Í upphafi skapaði Guð himin og jörð.
- In the beginning God created heaven and earth.
- Í upphafi skapaði Guð himin og jörð.
- Icelandic translation of Genesis 1:1
Declension edit
declension of upphaf
Derived terms edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
upphaf n
- beginning
- Gospel of John 1,1 (from "Homiliu-Bók. Isländska Homilier" ed. Wisén 1872)
- Í upphafi var orð ok orð var með guði ok guð var orð.
- Gospel of John 1,1 (from "Homiliu-Bók. Isländska Homilier" ed. Wisén 1872)
- advancement, honour
Declension edit
Declension of upphaf (strong a-stem)
neuter | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | upphaf | upphafit | upphǫf | upphǫfin |
accusative | upphaf | upphafit | upphǫf | upphǫfin |
dative | upphafi | upphafinu | upphǫfum | upphǫfunum |
genitive | upphafs | upphafsins | upphafa | upphafanna |
Derived terms edit
- upphafari m (“founder”)
- upphafligr (“original”)
- upphafning f (“elevation, pride”)
- upphafsmaðr m (“author, originator”)
- upphafsstafr m (“initial letter”)
Descendants edit
References edit
- upphaf in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.