arfi

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈarvɪ/ Rhymes: -arvɪ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse arfi, likely a loanword, origin uncertain but possibly related to Latin ervum (“vetch”). Cognate with Danish arve and German Erve. ==== Noun ==== arfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar) chickweed, starwort (plants of the genus Stellaria, which often grow as weeds) (more generally) weeds (unwanted plant) Synonym: illgresi Ég ætla að fara út í garð að reyta arfa. ― I'm going to pull some weeds. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse arfi, from Proto-Germanic *arbijô. ==== Noun ==== arfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar) (obsolete) heir Synonym: erfingi ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== arfi indefinite dative singular of arfur === Anagrams === rifa == Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Norse ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ (arbijano /⁠arbijanō⁠/) (genitive plural), from Proto-Germanic *arbijô. ==== Noun ==== arfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar) heir ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== ᛅᚱᚠᛁ (arfi) — nominative singular ᛅᚱᚠᛅ (arfa) — dative/accusative/genitive singular ᛅᚱᚠᛅᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛆᚱᚠᛆᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛅᚱᚠᛅᚱ (arfar) — nominative plural === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *arfô. ==== Noun ==== arfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar) chickweed ===== Declension ===== ===== Descendants ===== Icelandic: arfi Faroese: arvi Norwegian Nynorsk: arve; (dialectal) arv, narve Old Swedish: arve Swedish: arv (dialectal) Danish: arve