víf

See also: vif and vîf

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse víf, from Proto-Germanic *wībą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /viːv/
Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

víf n (genitive singular vífs, nominative plural víf)

(chiefly poetic) a wife
(chiefly poetic) a woman

Declension

declension of víf

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	víf	vífið	víf	vífin
accusative	víf	vífið	víf	vífin
dative	vífi	vífinu	vífum	vífunum
genitive	vífs	vífsins	vífa	vífanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wībą.

Noun

víf n

woman
wife

Descendants

Danish viv
Faroese vív
Icelandic víf
Norwegian viv
Swedish viv

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