ulfr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• ulfʀ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Old Saxon wulf, Old Frisian wolf, Old English ƿulf, wulf, Old High German wolf, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).

Noun

ulfr m (genitive úlfs, plural úlfar)

1. wolf

Declension

  Declension of ulfr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	úlfr	úlfrinn	úlfar	úlfarnir
accusative	úlf	úlfinn	úlfa	úlfana
dative	úlfi	úlfinum	úlfum	úlfunum
genitive	úlfs	úlfsins	úlfa	úlfanna

Derived terms

• ylgr f (“she-wolf”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: úlfur
• Faroese: úlvur
• Norwegian:

  Norwegian Bokmål: ulv

  Norwegian Nynorsk: ulv

• Old Swedish: ulver
  • Swedish: ulv
• Danish: ulv
• Gutnish: ulv, ålv
• Elfdalian: ulv