illr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elḱ-. The comparative and superlative degrees are taken from the Proto-Germanic adjective *ubilaz (whence English evil), but are themselves from yet another origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wers-.
Adjective
[edit]illr (comparative verri, superlative verst)
Inflection
[edit]This word seems to have a suppletive inflection, using another root in the comparative and superlative forms, than in the positive form.
Strong declension of illr
Weak declension of illr
Declension of comparative of illr
Strong declension of superlative of illr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | verstr | verst | verst |
| accusative | verstan | versta | verst |
| dative | verstum | verstri | verstu |
| genitive | versts | verstrar | versts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | verstir | verstar | verst |
| accusative | versta | verstar | verst |
| dative | verstum | verstum | verstum |
| genitive | verstra | verstra | verstra |
Weak declension of superlative of illr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | versti | versta | versta |
| accusative | versta | verstu | versta |
| dative | versta | verstu | versta |
| genitive | versta | verstu | versta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | verstu | verstu | verstu |
| accusative | verstu | verstu | verstu |
| dative | verstum | verstum | verstum |
| genitive | verstu | verstu | verstu |
Related terms
[edit]- illa (adverb)
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: illur
- Faroese: illur
- Old Swedish: ilder, īller
- Swedish: illa
- Danish: ilde
- Norwegian Bokmål: ille
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ille
- → Middle English: ille, ill, il
References
[edit]- “illr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press