knífr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knībaz (“knife”).

Noun

knífr m (genitive knífs, plural knífar)

knife
Synonym: dálkr

Declension

Declension of knífr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	knífr	knífrinn	knífar	knífarnir
accusative	kníf	knífinn	knífa	knífana
dative	knífi	knífinum	knífum	knífunum
genitive	knífs	knífsins	knífa	knífanna

Descendants

Icelandic: knífur, hnífur
Faroese: knívur
Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: kniv
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kniv
Elfdalian: knaiv
Old Swedish: knīver
- Swedish: kniv
Danish: kniv
Gutnish: kneiv
→ Old English: cnīf
- Middle English: knyf, knif
  - Scots: knyfe, knife
  - English: knife
    - Sranan Tongo: nefi
  - Yola: kunnife
  - → French: canif
→ North Frisian: Knif

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