vegfarandi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vegfarandi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛxˌfaːrantɪ/
• Rhymes: -aːrantɪ

Noun

vegfarandi m (genitive singular vegfaranda, nominative plural vegfarendur)

1. passer-by, wayfarer

Declension

declension of vegfarandi

m-w2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vegfarandi	vegfarandinn	vegfarendur	vegfarendurnir
accusative	vegfaranda	vegfarandann	vegfarendur	vegfarendurna
dative	vegfaranda	vegfarandanum	vegfarendum	vegfarendunum
genitive	vegfaranda	vegfarandans	vegfarenda	vegfarendanna

References

• “vegfarandi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Etymology

From vegr (“way, road”) +‎ farandi (“traveler”).

Noun

vegfarandi m (genitive vegfaranda, plural vegfarendr)

1. wayfarer

Declension

  Declension of vegfarandi (strong nd-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vegfarandi	vegfarandinn	vegfarendr	vegfarendrnir
accusative	vegfaranda	vegfarandann	vegfarendr	vegfarendrna
dative	vegfaranda	vegfarandanum	vegfarǫndum	vegfarǫndunum
genitive	vegfaranda	vegfarandans	vegfaranda	vegfarandanna

Synonyms

• brautingi
• vegferill

Descendants

• Icelandic: vegfarandi

References

• “vegfarandi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press