þverr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz.
Adjective
[edit]þverr
- athwart, transverse
- Antonym: endilangr
- adverse, contrary
- cross, obstinate
- setja þvert nei fyrir
- to deny flatly
- ek vil þó eigi þvert taka, ef þér er lítit um
- I will not take it crossly, if it is not to thy mind
Declension
[edit] Strong declension of þverr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | þverr | þverr | þverrt |
| accusative | þverran | þverra | þverrt |
| dative | þverrum | þverri | þverru |
| genitive | þverrs | þverrar | þverrs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | þverrir | þverrar | þverr |
| accusative | þverra | þverrar | þverr |
| dative | þverrum | þverrum | þverrum |
| genitive | þverra | þverra | þverra |
Weak declension of þverr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | þverri | þverra | þverra |
| accusative | þverra | þverru | þverra |
| dative | þverra | þverru | þverra |
| genitive | þverra | þverru | þverra |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | þverru | þverru | þverru |
| accusative | þverru | þverru | þverru |
| dative | þverrum | þverrum | þverrum |
| genitive | þverru | þverru | þverru |
Declension of comparative of þverr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | þverrari | þverrari | þverrara |
| accusative | þverrara | þverrari | þverrara |
| dative | þverrara | þverrari | þverrara |
| genitive | þverrara | þverrari | þverrara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | þverrari | þverrari | þverrari |
| accusative | þverrari | þverrari | þverrari |
| dative | þverrurum | þverrurum | þverrurum |
| genitive | þverrari | þverrari | þverrari |
Strong declension of superlative of þverr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | þverrastr | þverrust | þverrast |
| accusative | þverrastan | þverrasta | þverrast |
| dative | þverrustum | þverrastri | þverrustu |
| genitive | þverrasts | þverrastrar | þverrasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | þverrastir | þverrastar | þverrust |
| accusative | þverrasta | þverrastar | þverrust |
| dative | þverrustum | þverrustum | þverrustum |
| genitive | þverrastra | þverrastra | þverrastra |
Weak declension of superlative of þverr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | þverrasti | þverrasta | þverrasta |
| accusative | þverrasta | þverrustu | þverrasta |
| dative | þverrasta | þverrustu | þverrasta |
| genitive | þverrasta | þverrustu | þverrasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | þverrustu | þverrustu | þverrustu |
| accusative | þverrustu | þverrustu | þverrustu |
| dative | þverrustum | þverrustum | þverrustum |
| genitive | þverrustu | þverrustu | þverrustu |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “þverr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press