varmr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *warmaz, whence also Old English wearm, Old Saxon warm, Old Frisian warm, Old High German warm. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).

Adjective

varmr (comparative varmari, superlative varmastr)

  1. warm

Declension

Strong declension of varmr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative varmr vǫrm varmt
accusative varman varma varmt
dative vǫrmum varmri vǫrmu
genitive varms varmrar varms
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative varmir varmar vǫrm
accusative varma varmar vǫrm
dative vǫrmum vǫrmum vǫrmum
genitive varmra varmra varmra
Weak declension of varmr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative varmi varma varma
accusative varma vǫrmu varma
dative varma vǫrmu varma
genitive varma vǫrmu varma
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫrmu vǫrmu vǫrmu
accusative vǫrmu vǫrmu vǫrmu
dative vǫrmum vǫrmum vǫrmum
genitive vǫrmu vǫrmu vǫrmu
Declension of comparative of varmr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative varmari varmari varmara
accusative varmara varmari varmara
dative varmara varmari varmara
genitive varmara varmari varmara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative varmari varmari varmari
accusative varmari varmari varmari
dative vǫrmurum vǫrmurum vǫrmurum
genitive varmari varmari varmari
Strong declension of superlative of varmr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative varmastr vǫrmust varmast
accusative varmastan varmasta varmast
dative vǫrmustum varmastri vǫrmustu
genitive varmasts varmastrar varmasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative varmastir varmastar vǫrmust
accusative varmasta varmastar vǫrmust
dative vǫrmustum vǫrmustum vǫrmustum
genitive varmastra varmastra varmastra
Weak declension of superlative of varmr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative varmasti varmasta varmasta
accusative varmasta vǫrmustu varmasta
dative varmasta vǫrmustu varmasta
genitive varmasta vǫrmustu varmasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫrmustu vǫrmustu vǫrmustu
accusative vǫrmustu vǫrmustu vǫrmustu
dative vǫrmustum vǫrmustum vǫrmustum
genitive vǫrmustu vǫrmustu vǫrmustu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: varmur
  • Faroese: varmur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: varm; (dialectal) varm’u, varm’e
  • Elfdalian: warm
  • Old Swedish: varmber, værmber
  • Old Danish: warm
    • Danish: varm
      • Norwegian Bokmål: varm
    • Scanian: værmer
  • Old Gutnish: varmbr
    • Gutnish: varmar

Further reading

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