innyfli
Icelandic
Alternative forms
- innifli, innylfi
Etymology
From inn + -yfli. The origin of -yfli is unknown, but compare dauðyfli (“wet blanket”) and vanyfli (“menstrual period”). Cognate with Swedish inälvor.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪnː.ɪplɪ/
Noun
innyfli n pl (plural only, genitive plural innyfla)
Declension
| plural | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | innyfli | innyflin |
| accusative | innyfli | innyflin |
| dative | innyflum | innyflunum |
| genitive | innyfla | innyflanna |
Related terms
- innmatur (“offal (as food)”)
References
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “innyfli”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 423 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
- “innyfli” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Old Norse
Etymology
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Noun
innyfli n pl
Declension
| neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | innyfli | innyflin |
| accusative | innyfli | innyflin |
| dative | innyflum | innyflunum |
| genitive | innyfla | innyflanna |
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “innyfli”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive