úlfr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

ulfʀ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Old Saxon wulf, Old Frisian wolf, Old English ƿulf, wulf, Old High German wolf, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).

Noun

úlfr m (genitive úlfs, plural úlfar)

wolf

Declension

Declension of úlfr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	úlfr	úlfrinn	úlfar	úlfarnir
accusative	úlf	úlfinn	úlfa	úlfana
dative	úlfi	úlfinum	úlfum	úlfunum
genitive	úlfs	úlfsins	úlfa	úlfanna

Derived terms

ylgr f (“she-wolf”)

Descendants

Icelandic: úlfur
Faroese: úlvur
Norwegian:
Norwegian Bokmål: ulv

Norwegian Nynorsk: ulv
Old Swedish: ulver
- Swedish: ulv
Danish: ulv
Gutnish: ulv, ålv
Elfdalian: ulv

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