korpr
Old Norse
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Unrelated to karpa, carp, and the similarly formed corvus (whence corb), κόραξ (kórax).
Noun
korpr m
Declension
Declension of korpr (strong a-stem)
Descendants
- Icelandic: korpur
- Faroese: gorpur
- Norwegian Bokmål: korp
- Norwegian Nynorsk: korp
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- Swedish: korp
References
- “korpr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)