hleifr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz, whence also Old English hlāf.

Noun

hleifr m (genitive hleifs, plural hleifar)

  1. loaf
  2. bread

Declension

Declension of hleifr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hleifr hleifrinn hleifar hleifarnir
accusative hleif hleifinn hleifa hleifana
dative hleifi hleifinum hleifum hleifunum
genitive hleifs hleifsins hleifa hleifanna

Derived terms

  • hleifsefni n (“dough for a loaf”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hleifur
  • Faroese: leivur
  • Norwegian: leiv
  • Old Swedish: lēver
  • Old Danish: lev

Further reading

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