ljúfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúfr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaz), from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to like; love”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -uːvʏr

Adjective

ljúfur (comparative ljúfari, superlative ljúfastur)

  1. mellow, docile
  2. sweet

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms
  • (mellow): þýður m, þýð f, þýtt n; skapmildur m, skapmild f, skapmilt n
  • (sweet): ánægjulegur m, ánægjuleg f, ánægjulegt n

Derived terms
  • ljúfur sem lamb m, ljúf sem lamb f, ljúft sem lamb n
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