sver

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish svær (16th century), itself from Norwegian svár with influence from German schwer; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swēraz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svɛːr/
    Rhymes: -ɛːr

Adjective

sver (comparative sverari, superlative sverastur)

  1. wide (around the middle, etc.)

Declension

Positive forms of sver
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sver sver svert
accusative sveran svera
dative sverum sverri sveru
genitive svers sverrar svers
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sverir sverar sver
accusative svera
dative sverum
genitive sverra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sveri svera svera
acc/dat/gen svera sveru
plural (all-case) sveru
Comparative forms of sver
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) sverari sverari sverara
plural (all-case) sverari
Superlative forms of sver
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sverastur sverust sverast
accusative sverastan sverasta
dative sverustum sverastri sverustu
genitive sverasts sverastrar sverasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sverastir sverastar sverust
accusative sverasta
dative sverustum
genitive sverastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sverasti sverasta sverasta
acc/dat/gen sverasta sverustu
plural (all-case) sverustu

Old Norse

Verb

sver

  1. inflection of sverja:
    1. first-person singular active present indicative
    2. second-person singular active imperative
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