svǫppr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

soppr, svampr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz. Reanalyzed as a u-stem.

Noun

svǫppr m (genitive svappar, plural sveppir, accusative plural svǫppu)

sponge, mushroom
ball
Synonym: bǫllr

Declension

Declension of svǫppr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svǫppr	svǫpprinn	sveppir	sveppirnir
accusative	svǫpp	svǫppinn	svǫppu	svǫppuna
dative	sveppi	sveppinum	svǫppum	svǫppunum
genitive	svappar	svapparins	svappa	svappanna

Descendants

Icelandic: sveppur; svampur
Faroese: svøppur, soppur; svampur
Norwegian:
- Norwegian Nynorsk: sopp; svamp
- Norwegian Bokmål: sopp; svamp
Old Swedish: svamper
- Swedish: svamp c
Westrobothnian: sapp
Old Danish: swamp
- Danish: svamp c

References

svöppr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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