vándr
See also: vandr
Old Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *wandaz (“twisted, turned”), an o-grade adjective from *windaną (“to wind”). Compare Old English onda.
Adjective
editvándr (comparative verri, superlative verstr)
Declension
editComparative and superlative degrees are identical with those of illr.
Strong declension of vándr
Weak declension of vándr
Declension of comparative of vándr
Strong declension of superlative of vándr
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 vándr
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 |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) “wanda”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 573