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svalr
svalr
Old Norse
Adjective
svalr (comparative svalari, superlative svalastr)
- cool, cold
- Vǫluspá, stanza 3, lines 3–4:
- […] vara sandr né sær
né svalar unnir […]- […] there was no sand nor sea
nor cool waves […]
- […] there was no sand nor sea
- […] vara sandr né sær
- Vǫluspá, stanza 3, lines 3–4:
Declension
Strong declension of svalr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svalr | svǫl | svalt |
| accusative | svalan | svala | svalt |
| dative | svǫlum | svalri | svǫlu |
| genitive | svals | svalrar | svals |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svalir | svalar | svǫl |
| accusative | svala | svalar | svǫl |
| dative | svǫlum | svǫlum | svǫlum |
| genitive | svalra | svalra | svalra |
Weak declension of svalr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svali | svala | svala |
| accusative | svala | svǫlu | svala |
| dative | svala | svǫlu | svala |
| genitive | svala | svǫlu | svala |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svǫlu | svǫlu | svǫlu |
| accusative | svǫlu | svǫlu | svǫlu |
| dative | svǫlum | svǫlum | svǫlum |
| genitive | svǫlu | svǫlu | svǫlu |
Declension of comparative of svalr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svalari | svalari | svalara |
| accusative | svalara | svalari | svalara |
| dative | svalara | svalari | svalara |
| genitive | svalara | svalari | svalara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svalari | svalari | svalari |
| accusative | svalari | svalari | svalari |
| dative | svǫlurum | svǫlurum | svǫlurum |
| genitive | svalari | svalari | svalari |
Strong declension of superlative of svalr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svalastr | svǫlust | svalastt |
| accusative | svalastan | svalasta | svalastt |
| dative | svǫlustum | svalastri | svǫlustu |
| genitive | svalasts | svalastrar | svalasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svalastir | svalastar | svǫlust |
| accusative | svalasta | svalastar | svǫlust |
| dative | svǫlustum | svǫlustum | svǫlustum |
| genitive | svalastra | svalastra | svalastra |
Weak declension of superlative of svalr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svalasti | svalasta | svalasta |
| accusative | svalasta | svǫlustu | svalasta |
| dative | svalasta | svǫlustu | svalasta |
| genitive | svalasta | svǫlustu | svalasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svǫlustu | svǫlustu | svǫlustu |
| accusative | svǫlustu | svǫlustu | svǫlustu |
| dative | svǫlustum | svǫlustum | svǫlustum |
| genitive | svǫlustu | svǫlustu | svǫlustu |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- svalr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press