víf

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See also: VIF, vif, and vîf

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse víf, from Proto-Germanic *wībą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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víf n (genitive singular vífs, nominative plural víf)

  1. (chiefly poetic) a wife
  2. (chiefly poetic) a woman

Declension

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    Declension of víf
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative víf vífið víf vífin
accusative víf vífið víf vífin
dative vífi vífinu vífum vífunum
genitive vífs vífsins vífa vífanna

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wībą. Akin to English wife.

Noun

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víf n (genitive vífs)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: víf
  • Faroese: vív
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: viv
  • Norwegian Bokmål: viv m or n
  • Old Swedish: vīf
    • Swedish: viv, vif (pre-1906 spelling)
  • Danish: viv