lávarður
Icelandic
Etymology
Introduced to Iceland from Old English hlāford as Icelanders were introduced to chivalric romances in the 13th century,[1] from an earlier hlāfweard (“lord, master, husband”, literally “bread-keeper”); originally from hlāf (“bread”) and weard (“guardian, keeper”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlauːvarðʏr/
Declension
declension of lávarður
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lávarður | lávarðurinn | lávarðar | lávarðarnir |
accusative | lávarð | lávarðinn | lávarða | lávarðana |
dative | lávarði | lávarðinum | lávörðum | lávörðunum |
genitive | lávarðs / lávarðar | lávarðsins / lávarðarins | lávarða | lávarðanna |
References
- “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the title of the work), accessed 6 September 2011, archived from the original on 8 March 2014
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