ulfr

See also: Ulfr and Úlfr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ (*wulfaʀ) (attested in compound names), from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Old Saxon wulf, Old Frisian wolf, Old English ƿulf, wulf, Old High German wolf, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).

Noun

ulfr m (genitive ulfs, plural ulfar)

  1. wolf

Declension

Declension of ulfr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ulfr ulfrinn ulfar ulfarnir
accusative ulf ulfinn ulfa ulfana
dative ulfi ulfinum ulfum ulfunum
genitive ulfs ulfsins ulfa ulfanna

Derived terms

  • Ulfr, Úlfr (“Wolf”) (male given names)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: úlfur
  • Faroese: úlvur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ulv; (dialectal) úv'e, olv, ålv
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ulv
  • Elfdalian: ulv
  • Old Swedish: ulver
  • Old Danish: ulv
  • Gutnish: ulv, ålv
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