sifjar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sifjar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪvjar/
Rhymes: -ɪvjar

Noun

sifjar f pl (plurale tantum)

family relations

Declension

declension of sifjar

	indefinite	definite
f-s1	plural
nominative	sifjar	sifjarnar
accusative	sifjar	sifjarnar
dative	sifjum	sifjunum
genitive	sifja	sifjanna

Derived terms

Related terms

sifji

Old Norse

Etymology

From the plural of Proto-Germanic *sibjō. Cognate with Old English sibb (“relationship; peace”).

Noun

sifjar f pl

a kinship; an affinity connection by marriage

Derived terms

sifjaspell (“kinship defilement; incest”)
spilla sifjum (“defile kinship; commit incest”)

References

“sifjar”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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