Noun: kolfr
Gender:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | kolfr |
| Sg. Def. | kolfrinn |
| Pl. Indef. | kolfar |
| Pl. Def. | kolfarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | kolfs |
| Sg. Def. | kolfsins |
| Pl. Indef. | kolfa |
| Pl. Def. | kolfanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | kolfi |
| Sg. Def. | kolfinum |
| Pl. Indef. | kolfum |
| Pl. Def. | kolfunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | kolf |
| Sg. Def. | kolfinn |
| Pl. Indef. | kolfa |
| Pl. Def. | kolfana |
Sample Sentences
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svá skjótt (snart) sem kólfi skjóti (skyti)
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swift as an arrow
Nouns inflected like kolfr
skarfr,
øruggleikr,
stríðleikr,
greypleikr,
mildleikr,
hildileikr,
þykkleikr,
úfríðleikr,
vitrleikr,
jarldómr,
kunnleikr,
slœgleikr,
auraskortr,
tíðleikr,
roskinleikr,
horskleikr,
sandmelr,
døkkleikr,
skærleikr,
værleikr, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (“round object”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”). Perhaps related to Middle Low German kolve (“bulb”).
Verbs referencing "kolfr"
Danish Nouns
kolbe, Icelandic Nouns
kólfur, Danish Nouns
kolv.
Translations