sveipur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sveipr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsveiːpʏr/
• Rhymes: -eiːpʏr

Noun

sveipur m (genitive singular sveips, nominative plural sveipir)

1. lock, curl (of hair)
2. gust, squall (of wind)

Declension

declension of sveipur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sveipur	sveipurinn	sveipir	sveipirnir
accusative	sveip	sveipinn	sveipi	sveipina
dative	sveip	sveipnum	sveipum	sveipunum
genitive	sveips	sveipsins	sveipa	sveipanna

Derived terms

• stormsveipur
• vindsveipur

Related terms

• sveipa (“to wrap, to swaddle”)