nafarr
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Norse *ᚾᚨᛒᛟᚷᚨᛁᛉᚨᛉ (*nabogaiʀaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz. Cognate with Old English nafugār (English auger), Old Saxon navugēr, Old High German nabagēr.
Noun[edit]
nafarr m
Declension[edit]
Declension of nafarr (strong a-stem)
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: nafar
- Faroese: navar, navari
- Norn: naver
- Norwegian:
- Elfdalian: nåvår
- Old Swedish: navar
- Old Danish: nauer
- Gutnish: navare
- → Old French: nafrer, navrer
References[edit]
- “nafarr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press