dapr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dapraz, whence also Old High German tapfar.

Adjective

dapr

1. sad
2. bleak, miserable

Declension

Strong declension of dapr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dapr	dǫpr	daprt
accusative	dapran	dapra	daprt
dative	dǫprum	dapri	dǫpru
genitive	daprs	daprar	daprs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	daprir	daprar	dǫpr
accusative	dapra	daprar	dǫpr
dative	dǫprum	dǫprum	dǫprum
genitive	dapra	dapra	dapra

Weak declension of dapr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dapri	dapra	dapra
accusative	dapra	dǫpru	dapra
dative	dapra	dǫpru	dapra
genitive	dapra	dǫpru	dapra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dǫpru	dǫpru	dǫpru
accusative	dǫpru	dǫpru	dǫpru
dative	dǫprum	dǫprum	dǫprum
genitive	dǫpru	dǫpru	dǫpru

Declension of comparative of dapr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	daprari	daprari	daprara
accusative	daprara	daprari	daprara
dative	daprara	daprari	daprara
genitive	daprara	daprari	daprara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	daprari	daprari	daprari
accusative	daprari	daprari	daprari
dative	dǫprurum	dǫprurum	dǫprurum
genitive	daprari	daprari	daprari

Strong declension of superlative of dapr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	daprastr	dǫprust	daprast
accusative	daprastan	daprasta	daprast
dative	dǫprustum	daprastri	dǫprustu
genitive	daprasts	daprastrar	daprasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	daprastir	daprastar	dǫprust
accusative	daprasta	daprastar	dǫprust
dative	dǫprustum	dǫprustum	dǫprustum
genitive	daprastra	daprastra	daprastra

Weak declension of superlative of dapr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	daprasti	daprasta	daprasta
accusative	daprasta	dǫprustu	daprasta
dative	daprasta	dǫprustu	daprasta
genitive	daprasta	dǫprustu	daprasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dǫprustu	dǫprustu	dǫprustu
accusative	dǫprustu	dǫprustu	dǫprustu
dative	dǫprustum	dǫprustum	dǫprustum
genitive	dǫprustu	dǫprustu	dǫprustu

Descendants

• Icelandic: dapur
• Faroese: dapur
• Norwegian: daper
• Swedish: tapper (possibly of Dutch or German origin)
• Danish: tapper (possibly of Dutch or German origin)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “dapr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• “dapr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen