sauðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • seyðr — < Proto-Germanic *sauþiz

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sauþaz, whence also Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (sauþs, “sacrifice”).

Noun

sauðr m (genitive sauðar, plural sauðir)

  1. sheep (Ovis)
    Synonym: fær

Declension

Declension of sauðr (strong i-stem, s and ar-genitives)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sauðr sauðrinn sauðir sauðirnir
accusative sauð sauðinn sauði sauðina
dative sauð sauðinum sauðum sauðunum
genitive sauðar, sauðs sauðarins, sauðsins sauða sauðanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sauður
  • Faroese: seyður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sau, saud; (dialectal) saud’e
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: sau
  • Jamtish: souð
  • Elfdalian: suð
  • Old Swedish: sø̄þer
    • Swedish: söd, sö (dialectal)
  • Old Gutnish: sauþr, soyþr
  • → Greenlandic: sava
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