lávarður
Icelandic
Etymology
Introduced to Iceland from Old English hlāford as Icelanders were introduced to chivalric romances in the 13th century,[1] from an earlier hlāfweard (“lord, master, husband”, literally “bread-keeper”); originally from hlāf (“bread”) and weard (“guardian, keeper”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lávarður m (genitive singular lávarðs or lávarðar, nominative plural lávarðar)
Declension
declension of lávarður
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lávarður | lávarðurinn | lávarðar | lávarðarnir |
| accusative | lávarð | lávarðinn | lávarða | lávarðana |
| dative | lávarði | lávarðinum | lávörðum | lávörðunum |
| genitive | lávarðs / lávarðar | lávarðsins / lávarðarins | lávarða | lávarðanna |
References
- ^ “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2011 September 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014