þefur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þefr (“smell, taste”), from Proto-Germanic *þafjaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθɛːvʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːvʏr

Noun

þefur m (genitive singular þefjar or þefs, no plural)

  1. strong smell, stench
    Synonyms: daunn, lykt

Declension
declension of þefur
m-s2 singular
indefinite definite
nominative þefur þefurinn
accusative þef þefinn
dative þef þefnum
genitive þefs / þefjar þefsins / þefjarins

Derived terms
  • þefja (“to smell strongly, to stink”)
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