ljúfr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaz), from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to like; love”). Related to modern English love.
Declension
Strong declension of ljúfr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ljúfr | ljúf | ljúft |
| accusative | ljúfan | ljúfa | ljúft |
| dative | ljúfum | ljúfri | ljúfu |
| genitive | ljúfs | ljúfrar | ljúfs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ljúfir | ljúfar | ljúf |
| accusative | ljúfa | ljúfar | ljúf |
| dative | ljúfum | ljúfum | ljúfum |
| genitive | ljúfra | ljúfra | ljúfra |
Weak declension of ljúfr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ljúfi | ljúfa | ljúfa |
| accusative | ljúfa | ljúfu | ljúfa |
| dative | ljúfa | ljúfu | ljúfa |
| genitive | ljúfa | ljúfu | ljúfa |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ljúfu | ljúfu | ljúfu |
| accusative | ljúfu | ljúfu | ljúfu |
| dative | ljúfum | ljúfum | ljúfum |
| genitive | ljúfu | ljúfu | ljúfu |
Declension of comparative of ljúfr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ljúfari | ljúfara | ljúfara |
| accusative | ljúfara | ljúfari | ljúfara |
| dative | ljúfara | ljúfari | ljúfara |
| genitive | ljúfara | ljúfari | ljúfara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ljúfari | ljúfari | ljúfari |
| accusative | ljúfari | ljúfari | ljúfari |
| dative | ljúfurum | ljúfurum | ljúfurum |
| genitive | ljúfari | ljúfari | ljúfari |
Strong declension of superlative of ljúfr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ljúfastr | ljúfust | ljúfast |
| accusative | ljúfastan | ljúfasta | ljúfast |
| dative | ljúfustum | ljúfastri | ljúfustu |
| genitive | ljúfasts | ljúfastrar | ljúfasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ljúfastir | ljúfastar | ljúfust |
| accusative | ljúfasta | ljúfastar | ljúfust |
| dative | ljúfustum | ljúfustum | ljúfustum |
| genitive | ljúfastra | ljúfastra | ljúfastra |
Weak declension of superlative of ljúfr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ljúfasti | ljúfasta | ljúfasta |
| accusative | ljúfasta | ljúfustu | ljúfasta |
| dative | ljúfasta | ljúfustu | ljúfasta |
| genitive | ljúfasta | ljúfustu | ljúfasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ljúfustu | ljúfustu | ljúfustu |
| accusative | ljúfustu | ljúfustu | ljúfustu |
| dative | ljúfustum | ljúfustum | ljúfustum |
| genitive | ljúfustu | ljúfustu | ljúfustu |
Derived terms
- ljúft ok leitt (“weal and woe”)
Related terms
- lof (“praise”)
References
- ljúfr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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