kópr

See also: kopr

Old Norse

Etymology

From the verb kópa (“to stare”), from Proto-Germanic *kōpēn-, related to *kōpijaną (“to look after”).

Noun

kópr m (genitive kóps, plural kópar)

1. a young seal
2. an Old Icelandic nickname, probably meaning “one who stares”

Declension

  Declension of kópr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kópr	kóprinn	kópar	kóparnir
accusative	kóp	kópinn	kópa	kópana
dative	kópi	kópinum	kópum	kópunum
genitive	kóps	kópsins	kópa	kópanna

Derived terms

• kœpa

Descendants

• Faroese: kópur m
• Icelandic: kópur m
• Norwegian: kop m
• Swedish: *kop (attested only as part of a placename, Kopskär, a reef off Åland; compare Icelandic Kópasker)