fingr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós. Compare Old English finger, Old Saxon fingar, Old High German fingar, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍂𐍃 (figgrs).

Noun

fingr m

  1. finger

Declension

Declension of fingr (strong consonant stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fingr fingrinn fingr fingrnir
accusative fingr fingrinn fingr fingrna
dative fingri fingrinum fingrum fingrunum
genitive fingrar, fingrs fingrarins, fingrsins fingra fingranna

Descendants

  • Faroese: fingur
  • Icelandic: fingur
  • Norwegian: finger
  • Old Swedish: finger, ᚠᛁᚿᚵᚽᚱ
  • Danish: finger

Further reading

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