geirr

See also: Geirr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰays- (“pointed stick, spear”). Cognate with Old English gār, Old Frisian gēr, Old Saxon gēr, Old High German gēr.

Noun

geirr m

  1. spear

Declension
  Declension of geirr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geirr geirrinn geirar geirarnir
accusative geir geirinn geira geirana
dative geiri geirinum geirum geirunum
genitive geirs geirsins geira geiranna

Descendants

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