sver

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish svær (16th century), itself from Norwegian svár with influence from German schwer; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swēraz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /svɛːr/
    Rhymes: -ɛːr

Adjective

sver (comparative sverari, superlative sverastur)

  1. wide (around the middle, etc.)

Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sver sver svert
accusative sveran svera svert
dative sverum sverri sveru
genitive svers sverrar svers
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sverir sverar sver
accusative svera sverar sver
dative sverum sverum sverum
genitive sverra sverra sverra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sveri svera svera
accusative svera sveru svera
dative svera sveru svera
genitive svera sveru svera
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sveru sveru sveru
accusative sveru sveru sveru
dative sveru sveru sveru
genitive sveru sveru sveru
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sverari sverari sverara
accusative sverari sverari sverara
dative sverari sverari sverara
genitive sverari sverari sverara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sverari sverari sverari
accusative sverari sverari sverari
dative sverari sverari sverari
genitive sverari sverari sverari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sverastur sverust sverast
accusative sverastan sverasta sverast
dative sverustum sverastri sverustu
genitive sverasts sverastrar sverasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sverastir sverastar sverust
accusative sverasta sverastar sverust
dative sverustum sverustum sverustum
genitive sverastra sverastra sverastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sverasti sverasta sverasta
accusative sverasta sverustu sverasta
dative sverasta sverustu sverasta
genitive sverasta sverustu sverasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sverustu sverustu sverustu
accusative sverustu sverustu sverustu
dative sverustu sverustu sverustu
genitive sverustu sverustu sverustu

Old Norse

Verb

sver

  1. inflection of sverja:
    1. first-person singular active present indicative
    2. second-person singular active imperative
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