þefur

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse þefr (“smell, taste”), from Proto-Germanic *þafjaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

þefur m (genitive singular þefjar or þefs, no plural)

  1. strong smell, stench
    Synonyms: daunn, lykt

Declension[edit]

declension of þefur
m-s2 singular
indefinite definite
nominative þefur þefurinn
accusative þef þefinn
dative þef þefnum
genitive þefs / þefjar þefsins / þefjarins

Derived terms[edit]

  • þefja (“to smell strongly, to stink”)
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