svartr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swartaz, whence also Old English sweart, Old High German swarz, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍃 (swarts). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”).
Adjective
svartr (comparative svartari, superlative svartastr)
Declension
Strong declension of svartr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svartr | svǫrt | svart |
| accusative | svartan | svarta | svart |
| dative | svǫrtum | svartri | svǫrtu |
| genitive | svarts | svartrar | svarts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svartir | svartar | svǫrt |
| accusative | svarta | svartar | svǫrt |
| dative | svǫrtum | svǫrtum | svǫrtum |
| genitive | svartra | svartra | svartra |
Weak declension of svartr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svarti | svarta | svarta |
| accusative | svarta | svǫrtu | svarta |
| dative | svarta | svǫrtu | svarta |
| genitive | svarta | svǫrtu | svarta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svǫrtu | svǫrtu | svǫrtu |
| accusative | svǫrtu | svǫrtu | svǫrtu |
| dative | svǫrtum | svǫrtum | svǫrtum |
| genitive | svǫrtu | svǫrtu | svǫrtu |
Descendants
- Icelandic: svartur
- Faroese: svartur
- Norn: svart
- Norwegian Nynorsk: svart
- → Norwegian Bokmål: svart
- Elfdalian: swart
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- Old Swedish: svarter, svorter
- Scanian: svárter
- Old Danish: swart, swort, sort
- Gutnish: svartar
See also
| hvítr | grár, hǫss | svartr |
| rauðr; rauðgulr | brúnn, jarpr | gulr |
| grœnn | ||
| blár | ||
| víolat |
References
- “svartr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press