svǫppr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz. Reanalyzed as a u-stem.

Noun

svǫppr m (genitive svappar, plural sveppir, accusative plural svǫppu)

  1. sponge, mushroom
  2. ball
    Synonym: bǫllr

Declension

Declension of svǫppr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svǫppr svǫpprinn sveppir sveppirnir
accusative svǫpp svǫppinn svǫppu svǫppuna
dative sveppi sveppinum svǫppum svǫppunum
genitive svappar svapparins svappa svappanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sveppur; svampur
  • Faroese: svøppur, soppur; svampur
  • Norwegian: sopp; svamp
    • → Danish: sop, såp
      • Norwegian Bokmål: sopp
  • Old Swedish: svamper
  • Old Danish: swamp

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “svöppr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 424; also available at the Internet Archive
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