keipr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kaipaz.

Noun

keipr m (genitive keips, plural keipar)

  1. thole
    Synonyms: þollr, hár

Declension

Declension of keipr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative keipr keiprinn keipar keiparnir
accusative keip keipinn keipa keipana
dative keipi keipinum keipum keipunum
genitive keips keipsins keipa keipanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: keipur
  • Faroese: keipur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: keip
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: keip, keipe

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “keipr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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