ylfa

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wulbī (but extended to an ōn-stem). Derived from ulfr (“wolf”), in the same way as birna (“she-bear”), ketta (“female cat”) and hryssa (“mare”).

Noun

ylfa f (genitive ylfu)

  1. (hapax) she-wolf
    Synonym: ylgr
    • 15th century, J. B. Dodsworth, transl., edited by Agnete Loth, Late Medieval Icelandic Romances (Editiones Arnamagnæanæ B; 23), volume IV, Copenhagen, published 1964, →ISBN, →ISSN, Vilhjálms saga sjóðs, page 98:
      ei uissu menn ætt hans. þuiat hann fannzt j greni ylfu einnar.
      No one knows from what family he is descended, as he was found in a wolf's lair.

Declension
  Declension of ylfa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ylfa ylfan ylfur ylfurnar
accusative ylfu ylfuna ylfur ylfurnar
dative ylfu ylfunni ylfum ylfunum
genitive ylfu ylfunnar ylfna ylfnanna

Descendants
  • → Icelandic: Ylfa, Ylva, ylfa, ýlfa
  • Old Swedish: ylva, Ylva
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