sǫngr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sangwaz.

Noun

sǫngr m (genitive sǫngs, plural sǫngvar)

  1. song

Inflection

Declension of sǫngr (strong wa-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sǫngr sǫngrinn sǫngvar sǫngvarnir
accusative sǫng sǫnginn sǫngva sǫngvana
dative sǫngvi sǫngvinum sǫngum sǫngunum
genitive sǫngs sǫngsins sǫngva sǫngvanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: söngur
  • Faroese: songur, sangur
  • Norn: sang
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: song
  • Elfdalian: saungg
  • Old Swedish: sanger
  • Danish: sang (dial.: sång)
    • Norwegian Bokmål: sang
  • Gutnish: sangg, sångg