Noun: sveipr
Gender: m
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | sveipr |
| Sg. Def. | sveiprinn |
| Pl. Indef. | sveipar |
| Pl. Def. | sveiparnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | sveips |
| Sg. Def. | sveipsins |
| Pl. Indef. | sveipa |
| Pl. Def. | sveipanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | sveipi |
| Sg. Def. | sveipinum |
| Pl. Indef. | sveipum |
| Pl. Def. | sveipunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | sveip |
| Sg. Def. | sveipinn |
| Pl. Indef. | sveipa |
| Pl. Def. | sveipana |
Sample Sentences
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sveipr í hári (a curl in the hair, curly hair)
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opt verðr sveipr í svefni (often disturbed while sleeping)
Nouns inflected like sveipr
skarfr,
øruggleikr,
stríðleikr,
greypleikr,
mildleikr,
hildileikr,
þykkleikr,
úfríðleikr,
vitrleikr,
jarldómr,
kunnleikr,
slœgleikr,
auraskortr,
tíðleikr,
roskinleikr,
horskleikr,
sandmelr,
døkkleikr,
skærleikr,
værleikr, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Related to the verb sveipa (“to swaddle, wrap; to cast”), from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną.
Verbs referencing "sveipr"
Icelandic Nouns
sveipur, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
sveip, Danish Nouns
svøb.
Translations