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arfi
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
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)
Declension
Derived terms
- akurarfi (“common starwort, Stellaria graminea”)
- blóðarfi (“common knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare”)
- fjöruarfi (“sea sandwort, Honckenya peploides”)
- haugarfi (“common chickweed, Stellaria media”)
- hjartarfi (“shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris”)
- lágarfi (“saltmarsh starwort, Stellaria humifusa”)
- línarfi (“boreal starwort, Stellaria borealis”)
- stjörnuarfi (“fleshy starwort, Stellaria crassifolia”)
- vegarfi (“mouse-ear chickweed, Cerastium fontanum”)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse arfi, from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.
Noun
arfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar)
Declension
Etymology 3
Noun
arfi
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Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Norse ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ (arbijano /arbijanō/) (genitive plural), from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.
Noun
arfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar)
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)
Declension
Descendants
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