hafri

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hafri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhavrɪ/

  Rhymes: -avrɪ

Noun

hafri m (genitive singular hafra, nominative plural hafrar)

1. oat (Avena)

Declension

declension of hafri

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hafri	hafrinn	hafrar	hafrarnir
accusative	hafra	hafrann	hafra	hafrana
dative	hafra	hafranum	höfrum	höfrunum
genitive	hafra	hafrans	hafra	hafranna

Derived terms

• haframjöl
• hafrakex
• hafragrautur

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habrô, whence also Old Saxon haƀoro, Old High German habaro.

Noun

hafri m

1. oat (Avena)

Descendants

• Icelandic: hafri
• Norn: havr
• Norwegian Bokmål: havre
• Norwegian Nynorsk: havre
• Old Swedish: hafre
  • Swedish: havre
• Danish: havre
  • Faroese: havri
  • → North Frisian: Haawer (Sylt)
• → Middle English: haver
  • Scots: haver
    • → English: haver
• → Norman: av'thon (Jersey)