silfr

Old Norse

Alternative forms
  • sylfr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *silubrą, whence also Old English seolfor, Old Saxon siluvar, Old High German silbar, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌱𐍂 (silubr).

Noun

silfr n

  1. silver

Descendants

References
  • silfr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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