halfr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• hálfr — western dialects

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Compare Old English healf (English half), Old Frisian half (West Frisian heal), Old Saxon half, Dutch half, Old High German halb (German halb), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃 (halbs).

Adjective

halfr

1. half, incomplete

Declension

Strong declension of halfr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	halfr	hǫlf	halft
accusative	halfan	halfa	halft
dative	hǫlfum	halfri	hǫlfu
genitive	halfs	halfrar	halfs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	halfir	halfar	hǫlf
accusative	halfa	halfar	hǫlf
dative	hǫlfum	hǫlfum	hǫlfum
genitive	halfra	halfra	halfra

Weak declension of halfr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	halfi	halfa	halfa
accusative	halfa	hǫlfu	halfa
dative	halfa	hǫlfu	halfa
genitive	halfa	hǫlfu	halfa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hǫlfu	hǫlfu	hǫlfu
accusative	hǫlfu	hǫlfu	hǫlfu
dative	hǫlfum	hǫlfum	hǫlfum
genitive	hǫlfu	hǫlfu	hǫlfu

Derived terms

• hǫlfu (“twice, doubly”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: hálfur
• Faroese: hálvur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: halv, (dialectal) halv’u, hålv’e, håv’e, alv’e
• Elfdalian: åv
• Old Swedish: halve
  • Swedish: halv
• Old Danish: half
  • Danish: halv
    • Norwegian Bokmål: halv
  • Scanian: halver
• Gutnish: halvar