alfr

See also: álfr and Álfr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

Noun

alfr m (genitive alfar, plural alfir)

1. elf

Declension

  Declension of alfr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alfr	alfrinn	alfir	alfirnir
accusative	alf	alfinn	alfi	alfina
dative	alf	alfinum	ǫlfum	ǫlfunum
genitive	alfar	alfarins	alfa	alfanna

Descendants

• Danish: alf
• English: auf, oaf
• Faroese: álvur
• Icelandic: álfur

• Norwegian: alv, elv
• Scottish Gaelic: ealbhar
• Swedish: alf, alv

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “alfr”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN