jarpr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *erpaz (“light brown”). Cognate to Old High German erpf (“brown, dark”), Old English eorp (“dark, brown”).

Adjective

jarpr

brown

Declension

Strong declension of jarpr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	jarpr	jǫrp	jarpt
accusative	jarpan	jarpa	jarpt
dative	jǫrpum	jarpri	jǫrpu
genitive	jarps	jarprar	jarps
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	jarpir	jarpar	jǫrp
accusative	jarpa	jarpar	jǫrp
dative	jǫrpum	jǫrpum	jǫrpum
genitive	jarpra	jarpra	jarpra

Weak declension of jarpr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	jarpi	jarpa	jarpa
accusative	jarpa	jǫrpu	jarpa
dative	jarpa	jǫrpu	jarpa
genitive	jarpa	jǫrpu	jarpa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	jǫrpu	jǫrpu	jǫrpu
accusative	jǫrpu	jǫrpu	jǫrpu
dative	jǫrpum	jǫrpum	jǫrpum
genitive	jǫrpu	jǫrpu	jǫrpu

Descendants

Icelandic: jarpur
Faroese: jarpur
Swedish: järpe c (“hazel grouse”)
Norwegian: jerpe m, f (“hazel grouse”)
- → Danish: hjerpe, jærpe c (“hazel grouse”)
Westrobothnian: järp, jęrp f (“hazel grouse”)

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