hǫfn

See also: höfn

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habnō (“harbour, haven”).

Noun

hǫfn f (genitive hafnar, dative hǫfn, plural hafnir)

port, harbor, haven

Inflection

Declension of hǫfn (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hǫfn	hǫfnin	hafnar	hafnarnar
accusative	hǫfn	hǫfnina	hafnar	hafnarnar
dative	hǫfn	hǫfninni	hǫfnum	hǫfnunum
genitive	hafnar	hafnarinnar	hafna	hafnanna

Derived terms

hafnarljós
munnshǫfn
yfirhǫfn

Descendants

Icelandic: höfn f
Faroese: havn f, høvn f
Norwegian: havn f or m
Swedish: hamn m
Danish: havn c

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