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Scandinavian Studies 407/408 - Old Norse-Icelandic (Fall 2024)

Noun Declensions

Masculine Nouns
A-Stem   I-stem
  Paradigm Example     Paradigm Example
  Singular Plural Singular Plural     Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative -r -ar fiskr fiskar   Nominative -r -ir gestr gestir
Accusative X -a fisk fiska   Accusative X -i gest gesti
Dative -i -um fiski fiskum   Dative X -um gest gestum
Genitive -s/-ar -a fisks fiska   Genitive -s/-ar -a gestar gesta
                     
WA-Stem   U-Stem
  Paradigm Example     Paradigm Example
  Singular Plural Singular Plural     Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative -r -var sǫng sǫngvar   Nominative -r/X e - ir vǫllr vellir
Accusative X -va sǫng sǫngva   Accusative X ǫ - u vǫll vǫllu
Dative X - um sǫng sǫngum   Dative e - i ǫ - um velli vǫllum
Genitive -var -va sǫngvar sǫngva   Genitive a - ar a - a vallar valla
                     
JA-Stem   IJA-Stem
  Paradigm Example     Paradigm Example
  Singular Plural Singular Plural     Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative -r -jar vængr vængjar   Nominative -r -ar hirðir hirðar
Accusative X -ja væng vængja   Accusative X -a hirði hirða
Dative X -jum væng vængjum   Dative X -um hirði hirðum
Genitive -jar -ja vængjar vængja   Genitive -s -a hirðis hirða
                     
AN-Stem   R-Stem
  Paradigm Example     Paradigm Example
  Singular Plural Singular Plural     Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative -i -ar skóli skólar   Nominative -ir "-r faðir feðr
Accusative -a -a skóla skóla   Accusative ǫ-ur "-r fǫður feðr
Dative -a -um skóla skólum   Dative ǫ-ur "-rum fǫður feðrum
Genitive -a -a skóla skóla   Genitive ǫ-ur "-ra fǫður feðra
                     
ND-Stem            
  Paradigm Example            
  Singular Plural Singular Plural            
Nominative -i e-r gefandi  gefendr            
Accusative -a e-r gefanda  gefendr            
Dative -a ǫ-um gefanda  gefǫndum            
Genitive -a a-a gefanda  gefanda            
Feminine Nouns
Ō-Stem   I-stem
  Paradigm Example     Paradigm Example
  Singular Plural Singular Plural     Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative X -ar bœn bœnar   Nominative X -ir hurð hurðir
Accusative X -ar bœn bœnar   Accusative X -ir hurð hurðir
Dative X -um bœn bœnum   Dative X -um hurð hurðum
Genitive -ar -a bœnar bœna   Genitive -ar -a hurðar hurða
                     
WŌ-Stem   JŌ-Stem
  Paradigm Example     Paradigm Example
  Singular Plural Singular Plural     Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative X -var ǫr ǫrvar   Nominative X -jar ey eyjar
Accusative X -var ǫr ǫrvar   Accusative X -jar ey eyjar
Dative X - um ǫr ǫrum   Dative X -jum ey eyjum
Genitive -var -va ǫrvar ǫrva   Genitive -jar -ja eyjar eyja
                     
IJŌ-Stem   IN-Stem
  Paradigm Example     Paradigm Example
  Singular Plural Singular Plural     Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative -r -ar ermr ermar   Nominative -i N/A elli N/A
Accusative -i -ar ermi ermar   Accusative -i N/A elli N/A
Dative -i -um ermi ermum   Dative -i N/A elli N/A
Genitive -ar -a ermar erma   Genitive -i N/A elli N/A
                     
ŌN-Stem   R-Stem
  Paradigm Example     Paradigm Example
  Singular Plural Singular Plural     Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative -a -ur aska ǫskur   Nominative -ir "-r móðir mœðr
Accusative -u -ur ǫsku ǫskur   Accusative ǫ-ur "-r móður mœðr
Dative -u -um ǫsku ǫskum   Dative ǫ-ur "-rum móður mœðrum
Genitive -u -na ǫsku askna   Genitive ǫ-ur "-ra móður mœðra
                     
Neuter Nouns
A-Stem   WA-stem
  Paradigm Example     Paradigm Example
  Singular Plural Singular Plural     Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative X (ǫ) land lǫnd   Nominative X X hǫgg hǫgg
Accusative X (ǫ) land lǫnd   Accusative X X hǫgg hǫgg
Dative -i -um landi lǫndum   Dative -vi -um hǫggvi hǫggum
Genitive -s -a lands landa   Genitive -s -va hǫggs hǫggva
                     
JA-Stem   AN-Stem
  Paradigm Example     Paradigm Example
  Singular Plural Singular Plural     Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative X X stef stef   Nominative -a -u hjarta hjǫrtu
Accusative X X stef stef   Accusative -a -u hjarta hjǫrtu
Dative -i - jum stefi stefjum   Dative -a -um hjarta hjǫrtum
Genitive -s -ja stefs stefja   Genitive -a -na hjarta hjartna