garpr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to make a noise, rattle, gurgle, grumble”). Compare the Norwegian and Swedish dialect words garpa 'to brag, to make a noise, gossip, scold', Danish garpe 'to scream' (like a raven). Compare Old English gyrran 'crack, creak, chatter'. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Missing Proto-Germanic link

Noun

garpr m (genitive garps, plural garpar)

1. A bold, dauntless man; hero, champion

Declension

  Declension of garpr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	garpr	garprinn	garpar	garparnir
accusative	garp	garpinn	garpa	garpana
dative	garpi	garpinum	gǫrpum	gǫrpunum
genitive	garps	garpsins	garpa	garpanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: garpur
• Faroese: garpur

References

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