gæfur

Icelandic[edit]

From Old Norse gæfr (“comfortable”), from Proto-Germanic *gēbiz, cognate with Danish gæv (“brave”) and Dutch gaaf (“complete, smooth”). Derived from the verb *gebaną (“to give”).

gæfur (comparative gæfari, superlative gæfastur)

positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gæfur	gæf	gæft
accusative	gæfan	gæfa	gæft
dative	gæfum	gæfri	gæfu
genitive	gæfs	gæfrar	gæfs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gæfir	gæfar	gæf
accusative	gæfa	gæfar	gæf
dative	gæfum	gæfum	gæfum
genitive	gæfra	gæfra	gæfra

positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gæfi	gæfa	gæfa
accusative	gæfa	gæfu	gæfa
dative	gæfa	gæfu	gæfa
genitive	gæfa	gæfu	gæfa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gæfu	gæfu	gæfu
accusative	gæfu	gæfu	gæfu
dative	gæfu	gæfu	gæfu
genitive	gæfu	gæfu	gæfu

comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gæfari	gæfari	gæfara
accusative	gæfari	gæfari	gæfara
dative	gæfari	gæfari	gæfara
genitive	gæfari	gæfari	gæfara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gæfari	gæfari	gæfari
accusative	gæfari	gæfari	gæfari
dative	gæfari	gæfari	gæfari
genitive	gæfari	gæfari	gæfari

superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gæfastur	gæfust	gæfast
accusative	gæfastan	gæfasta	gæfast
dative	gæfustum	gæfastri	gæfustu
genitive	gæfasts	gæfastrar	gæfasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gæfastir	gæfastar	gæfust
accusative	gæfasta	gæfastar	gæfust
dative	gæfustum	gæfustum	gæfustum
genitive	gæfastra	gæfastra	gæfastra

superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gæfasti	gæfasta	gæfasta
accusative	gæfasta	gæfustu	gæfasta
dative	gæfasta	gæfustu	gæfasta
genitive	gæfasta	gæfustu	gæfasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gæfustu	gæfustu	gæfustu
accusative	gæfustu	gæfustu	gæfustu
dative	gæfustu	gæfustu	gæfustu
genitive	gæfustu	gæfustu	gæfustu