örvhentur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• örvhendur

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse ørvendr. The h comes from the mistaken association with the word hönd (“hand”). Derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *uzwandijaną- attested by Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uswandjan, “to deviate”), Old English āwendan (“to turn away, turn the wrong way round”), and Old High German irwenten (“to turn away, hinder”).

Adjective

örvhentur (not comparable)

1. left-handed

   Antonym: rétthentur

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	örvhentur	örvhent	örvhent
accusative	örvhentan	örvhenta	örvhent
dative	örvhentum	örvhentri	örvhentu
genitive	örvhents	örvhentrar	örvhents
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	örvhentir	örvhentar	örvhent
accusative	örvhenta	örvhentar	örvhent
dative	örvhentum	örvhentum	örvhentum
genitive	örvhentra	örvhentra	örvhentra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	örvhenti	örvhenta	örvhenta
accusative	örvhenta	örvhentu	örvhenta
dative	örvhenta	örvhentu	örvhenta
genitive	örvhenta	örvhentu	örvhenta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	örvhentu	örvhentu	örvhentu
accusative	örvhentu	örvhentu	örvhentu
dative	örvhentu	örvhentu	örvhentu
genitive	örvhentu	örvhentu	örvhentu

Further reading

• “örvhentur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)