sver

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish svær (16th century), itself from Norwegian svár with influence from German schwer; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swēraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svɛːr/

  Rhymes: -ɛːr

Adjective

sver (comparative sverari, superlative sverastur)

1. wide (around the middle, etc.)

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sver	sver	svert
accusative	sveran	svera	svert
dative	sverum	sverri	sveru
genitive	svers	sverrar	svers
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sverir	sverar	sver
accusative	svera	sverar	sver
dative	sverum	sverum	sverum
genitive	sverra	sverra	sverra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sveri	svera	svera
accusative	svera	sveru	svera
dative	svera	sveru	svera
genitive	svera	sveru	svera
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sveru	sveru	sveru
accusative	sveru	sveru	sveru
dative	sveru	sveru	sveru
genitive	sveru	sveru	sveru

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sverari	sverari	sverara
accusative	sverari	sverari	sverara
dative	sverari	sverari	sverara
genitive	sverari	sverari	sverara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sverari	sverari	sverari
accusative	sverari	sverari	sverari
dative	sverari	sverari	sverari
genitive	sverari	sverari	sverari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sverastur	sverust	sverast
accusative	sverastan	sverasta	sverast
dative	sverustum	sverastri	sverustu
genitive	sverasts	sverastrar	sverasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sverastir	sverastar	sverust
accusative	sverasta	sverastar	sverust
dative	sverustum	sverustum	sverustum
genitive	sverastra	sverastra	sverastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sverasti	sverasta	sverasta
accusative	sverasta	sverustu	sverasta
dative	sverasta	sverustu	sverasta
genitive	sverasta	sverustu	sverasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sverustu	sverustu	sverustu
accusative	sverustu	sverustu	sverustu
dative	sverustu	sverustu	sverustu
genitive	sverustu	sverustu	sverustu

Old Norse

Verb

sver

1. inflection of sverja:
   1. first-person singular active present indicative
   2. second-person singular active imperative