ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arbijô. Cognate with Old English ierfa, Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰 (arbja).

Noun

ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ (arbijano /arbijanō/) m (genitive plural)

  1. heir
    • c. 400, Tune stone

Descendants

  • Old Norse: arfi, ᛅᚱᚠᛁ (arfi) — nominative singular, ᛅᚱᚠᛅ (arfa) — dative/accusative/genitive singular, ᛅᚱᚠᛅᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛆᚱᚠᛆᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛅᚱᚠᛅᚱ (arfar) — nominative plural
    • Icelandic: arfi
    • Faroese: arvi
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: arve; (dialectal) arv, narve
    • Old Swedish: arve
      • Swedish: arv (dialectal)
    • Danish: arve
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