arfr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

    From *arbijaz, whence also Old English ierfe, Old High German arbeo.[1]

    Noun

    arfr m (genitive arfs, plural arfar)

    1. inheritance heritage
      Synonym: fǫðurleifð f
    2. patrimony
    Declension
    Declension of arfr (strong a-stem)
    masculine singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative arfr arfrinn arfar arfarnir
    accusative arf arfinn arfa arfana
    dative arfi, arf arfinum ǫrfum ǫrfunum
    genitive arfs arfsins arfa arfanna

    Note: the ja-stem dative singular arf is attested once.

    Derived terms
    • arfaþáttr m (“section of law treating of inheritance”)
    • arfborinn (“by birth entitled to inherit; legitimate”)
    • arfdeild f (“partition of an inheritance”)
    • arfgengr (“entitled to inherit”)
    • arfrán n (“unjust taking of one's inheritance”)
    • arfsal n (“cession of right of inheritance”)
    • arfskipti n (“partition of an inheritance”)
    • arfskot n (“fraud in matters of inheritance”)
    • arfsvik n pl (“taking away one's inheritance”)
    • arfsókn f (“suit in a case of inheritance”)
    • arftaka f (“receiving or taking possession of an inheritance”)
    • arftakari m (“inheritor”)
    • arftaki m (“inheritor”)
    • arftekja f (“receiving or taking possession of an inheritance”)
    • arftœki n (“receiving or taking possession of an inheritance”)
    • arftœkr (“entitled to inherit”)
    • arfván f (“expectancy of inheritance”)
    • arfþegi m (“heir”)
    • arfa f (“heiress”) (rare)
    • arfi m (“heir, heiress”)
    • erfa (“to inherit”)
    • erfð f (“inheritance”)
    Descendants
    • Danish: arv
    • Icelandic: arfur
    • Faroese: arvur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: arv
    • Norwegian Bokmål: arv
    • Swedish: arv
    • Danish: arv

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Germanic *arbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órtbʰ-o-s (“orphan”). Maybe cognate with Old English ierfe in the sense “cattle”, arf, and inorf (“household appliance”).[2]

      Noun

      arfr m (genitive arfs, plural arfar)

      1. ox
        Synonyms: oxi, uxi m
      Declension
      Declension of arfr (strong a-stem)
      masculine singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative arfr arfrinn arfar arfarnir
      accusative arf arfinn arfa arfana
      dative arfi arfinum ǫrfum ǫrfunum
      genitive arfs arfsins arfa arfanna
      • arfuni, ǫrfuni m (“ox”)
      • erfiði n (“toil”)
      Descendants
      • Icelandic: arfur (“ox”) (obsolete)

      References

      1. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “arfr 1”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 13.
      2. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “arfr 2”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 13.

      Further reading

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