hvatr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwataz.

Adjective

hvatr

  1. active, brisk, vigorous
    Antonym: blauðr
  2. sharp
  3. manly

Declension

Strong declension of hvatr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvatr hvǫt hvatt
accusative hvatan hvata hvatt
dative hvǫtum hvatri hvǫtu
genitive hvats, hvaz hvatrar hvats, hvaz
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvatir hvatar hvǫt
accusative hvata hvatar hvǫt
dative hvǫtum hvǫtum hvǫtum
genitive hvatra hvatra hvatra
Weak declension of hvatr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvati hvata hvata
accusative hvata hvǫtu hvata
dative hvata hvǫtu hvata
genitive hvata hvǫtu hvata
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvǫtu hvǫtu hvǫtu
accusative hvǫtu hvǫtu hvǫtu
dative hvǫtum hvǫtum hvǫtum
genitive hvǫtu hvǫtu hvǫtu
Declension of comparative of hvatr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvatari hvatari hvatara
accusative hvatara hvatari hvatara
dative hvatara hvatari hvatara
genitive hvatara hvatari hvatara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvatari hvatari hvatari
accusative hvatari hvatari hvatari
dative hvǫturum hvǫturum hvǫturum
genitive hvatari hvatari hvatari
Strong declension of superlative of hvatr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvatastr hvǫtust hvatast
accusative hvatastan hvatasta hvatast
dative hvǫtustum hvatastri hvǫtustu
genitive hvatasts hvatastrar hvatasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvatastir hvatastar hvǫtust
accusative hvatasta hvatastar hvǫtust
dative hvǫtustum hvǫtustum hvǫtustum
genitive hvatastra hvatastra hvatastra
Weak declension of superlative of hvatr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvatasti hvatasta hvatasta
accusative hvatasta hvǫtustu hvatasta
dative hvatasta hvǫtustu hvatasta
genitive hvatasta hvǫtustu hvatasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvǫtustu hvǫtustu hvǫtustu
accusative hvǫtustu hvǫtustu hvǫtustu
dative hvǫtustum hvǫtustum hvǫtustum
genitive hvǫtustu hvǫtustu hvǫtustu

Derived terms

  • Sighvatr, Sigvatr

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvatur
  • Faroese: hvat- (as a prefix in hvatligur, hvatmæltur, hvattalandi)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvat
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvat

Further reading

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