brandr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *brandaz.

Noun[edit]

brandr m (genitive brands, plural brandar)

  1. brand, firebrand
  2. fire
    Synonym: eldr
  3. sword; sword blade
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:non:sverð

Declension[edit]

  Declension of brandr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brandr brandrinn brandar brandarnir
accusative brand brandinn branda brandana
dative brandi brandinum brǫndum brǫndunum
genitive brands brandsins branda brandanna

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: brandur
  • Faroese: brandur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brand, brann
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brann
  • Old Swedish: brander
  • Old Danish: brand

References[edit]

  • “brandr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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