korpr

Old Norse

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Unrelated to karpa, carp, and the similarly formed corvus (whence corb), κόραξ (kórax).

Noun

korpr m

  1. (rare) raven
    Synonym: hrafn

Usage notes

  • While the common term in many of the descendant languages, in Old Nordic this term was very rare compared to hrafn.

Declension

Declension of korpr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative korpr korprinn korpar korparnir
accusative korp korpinn korpa korpana
dative korpi korpinum korpum korpunum
genitive korps korpsins korpa korpanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: korpur
  • Faroese: gorpur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: korp
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: korp
  • Swedish: korp

Further reading

  • Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “korpr”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press
  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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