kalfr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.

Noun

kalfr m (genitive kalfs, plural kalfar)

1. calf

Declension

  Declension of kalfr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kalfr	kalfrinn	kalfar	kalfarnir
accusative	kalf	kalfinn	kalfa	kalfana
dative	kalfi	kalfinum	kǫlfum	kǫlfunum
genitive	kalfs	kalfsins	kalfa	kalfanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: kálfur
• Faroese: kálvur
• Norn: kvålv
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kalv; (dialectal) kæłv, kålv’e, kåv’e
• Norwegian Bokmål: kalv
• Elfdalian: kåv
• Old Swedish: kalver
  • Swedish: kalv
• Danish: kalv
• Gutnish: kalv