arfi

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈarvɪ/
Rhymes: -arvɪ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse arfi, likely a loan word, origin uncertain but possibly related to Latin ervum (“vetch”). Cognate with Danish arve and German Erve.

Noun

arfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar)

chickweed, starwort (plants of the genus Stellaria, which often grow as weeds)
(more generally) weeds (unwanted plant)
Synonym: illgresi

Ég ætla að fara út í garð að reyta arfa. ― I'm going to pull some weeds.

Derived terms

akurarfi (“common starwort, Stellaria graminea”)
blóðarfi (“common knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare”)
fjöruarfi (“sea sandwort, Honckenya peploides”)
haugarfi (“common chickweed, Stellaria media”)
hjartarfi (“shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris”)
lágarfi (“saltmarsh starwort, Stellaria humifusa”)
línarfi (“boreal starwort, Stellaria borealis”)
stjörnuarfi (“fleshy starwort, Stellaria crassifolia”)
vegarfi (“mouse-ear chickweed, Cerastium fontanum”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse arfi, from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.

Noun

arfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar)

(obsolete) heir

Declension

declension of arfi

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-w1	singular		plural
nominative	arfi	arfinn	arfar	arfarnir
accusative	arfa	arfann	arfa	arfana
dative	arfa	arfanum	örfum	örfunum
genitive	arfa	arfans	arfa	arfanna

Synonyms

erfingi

Noun

arfi

indefinite dative singular of arfur

Anagrams

rifa

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Norse ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ (arbijano /⁠arbijanō⁠/) (genitive plural), from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.

Noun

arfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar)

heir

Declension

Declension of arfi (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	arfi	arfinn	arfar	arfarnir
accusative	arfa	arfann	arfa	arfana
dative	arfa	arfanum	ǫrfum	ǫrfunum
genitive	arfa	arfans	arfa	arfanna

Alternative forms

ᛅᚱᚠᛁ (arfi) — nominative singular
ᛅᚱᚠᛅ (arfa) — dative/accusative/genitive singular
ᛅᚱᚠᛅᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛆᚱᚠᛆᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛅᚱᚠᛅᚱ (arfar) — nominative plural

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *arfô.

Noun

arfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar)

chickweed

Declension

Declension of arfi (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	arfi	arfinn	arfar	arfarnir
accusative	arfa	arfann	arfa	arfana
dative	arfa	arfanum	ǫrfum	ǫrfunum
genitive	arfa	arfans	arfa	arfanna

Descendants

Icelandic: arfi
Faroese: arvi
Norwegian: arve
Old Swedish: arve
- Swedish: arv (dialectal)
Danish: arve

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