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upphaf

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse upphaf from Proto-Germanic *habą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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upphaf n (genitive singular upphafs, no plural)

  1. beginning, start

Declension

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Declension of upphaf (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative upphaf upphafið
accusative upphaf upphafið
dative upphafi upphafinu
genitive upphafs upphafsins

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *habą. Verbal noun of hefja upp (to begin).

Noun

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upphaf n

  1. beginning
  2. advancement, honour
  3. (poetry) the part of a drapa before the first refrain (stef)[1]

Declension

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Declension of upphaf (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative upphaf upphafit upphǫf upphǫfin
accusative upphaf upphafit upphǫf upphǫfin
dative upphafi upphafinu upphǫfum upphǫfunum
genitive upphafs upphafsins upphafa upphafanna

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: upphaf
  • Faroese: upphav
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: opphav, upphav (until 1938)
  • Old Danish: ophav
  • Old Swedish: uphof

References

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  1. ^ Kari Ellen Gade 2012, ‘Formal structures in Old Norse poetry: stanzas and poems’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. lxvii-lxix.

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “upphaf”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 451; also available at the Internet Archive