Nouns (Lesson 3 -5)

Question 1

What is the meaning of ‘er’?

Answer 1

‘is’

Question 2

What is the meaning of ‘eru’?

Answer 2

‘are’

Question 3

What does ‘frá’ mean?

Answer 3

‘from’ (+dative)

Question 4

What is the dative singular neuter form of ‘ship’?

Answer 4

‘skip·i’

Example: frá skip·i ‘from a ship’

Question 5

What is the dative plural neuter form of ‘ships’?

Answer 5

‘skip·um’

Example: frá skip·um ‘from ships’

Question 6

What is the dative singular masculine form of ‘stone’?

Answer 6

‘stein·i’

Example: frá stein·i ‘from a stone’

Question 7

What is the dative plural masculine form of ‘stones’?

Answer 7

‘stein·um’

Example: frá stein·um ‘from stones’

Question 8

What is the dative singular masculine form of ‘wolf’?

Answer 8

‘úlf·i’

Example: frá úlf·i ‘from a wolf’

Question 9

What is the dative plural masculine form of ‘wolves’?

Answer 9

‘úlf·um’

Example: frá úlf·um ‘from wolves’

Question 10

What does ‘hér’ mean?

Answer 10

‘here’

Question 11

What is the nominative singular neuter form of ‘ship’?

Answer 11

‘skip’

Example: hér er skip ‘here’s a ship’

Question 12

What is the nominative plural neuter form of ‘ships’?

Answer 12

‘skip’

Example: hér eru skip ‘here are ships’

Question 13

What is the nominative singular masculine form of ‘stone’?

Answer 13

‘stein·n’

Example: hér er stein·n ‘here’s a stone’

Question 14

What is the nominative singular masculine form of ‘wolf’?

Answer 14

‘úlf·r’

Example: hér er úlf·r ‘here’s a wolf’

Question 15

What is the nominative plural masculine form of ‘stones’?

Answer 15

‘stein·ar’

Example: hér eru stein·ar ‘here are stones’

Question 16

What is the nominative plural masculine form of ‘wolves’?

Answer 16

‘úlf·ar’

Example: hér eru úlf·ar ‘here are wolves’

Question 17

What does ‘til’ mean?

Answer 17

‘to’ (+ genitive)

Question 18

What is the genitive plural neuter form of ‘ships’?

Answer 18

‘skip·a’

Example: til skip·a ‘to ships’

Question 19

What is the genitive singular neuter form of ‘ship’?

Answer 19

‘skip·s’

Example: til skip·s ‘to a ship’

Question 20

What is the genitive plural masculine form of ‘stones’?

Answer 20

‘stein·a’

Example: til stein·a ‘to stones’

Question 21

What is the genitive singular masculine form of ‘stone’?

Answer 21

‘stein·s’

Example: til stein·s ‘to a stone’

Question 22

What is the genitive plural masculine form of ‘wolves’?

Answer 22

‘úlf·a’

Example: til úlf·a ‘to wolves’

Question 23

What is the genitive singular masculine form of ‘wolf’?

Answer 23

‘úlf·s’

Example: til úlf·s ‘to a wolf’

Question 24

What does ‘um’ mean?

Answer 24

‘about; around; during’ (+ accusative)

Question 25

What is the accusative singular neuter form of 'ship'?

Answer 25

'skip' ## Footnote Example: um skip 'about a ship'

Question 26

What is the accusative plural neuter form of 'ships'?

Answer 26

'skip' ## Footnote Example: um skip 'about ships'

Question 27

What is the accusative singular masculine form of 'stone'?

Answer 27

'stein' ## Footnote Example: um stein 'about a stone'

Question 28

What is the accusative plural masculine form of 'stones'?

Answer 28

'stein·a' ## Footnote Example: um stein·a 'about stones'

Question 29

What is the accusative singular masculine form of 'wolf'?

Answer 29

'úlf' ## Footnote Example: um úlf 'about a wolf'

Question 30

What is the accusative plural masculine form of 'wolves'?

Answer 30

'úlf·a' ## Footnote Example: um úlf·a 'about wolves'

Question 31

What does 'barn' mean?

Answer 31

'child' (neuter)

Question 32

What does 'fall' mean?

Answer 32

'a fall' (neuter)

Question 33

What does 'lag' mean?

Answer 33

'alliance, relationship; order' (neuter)

Question 34

What does 'nafn' mean?

Answer 34

'name' (neuter)

Question 35

What does 'skuld' mean?

Answer 35

'debt' (feminine)

Question 36

What is the dative singular neuter form of 'mood'?

Answer 36

'skap·i' ## Footnote Example: frá skap·i 'from a mood'

Question 37

What is the dative plural neuter form of 'moods'?

Answer 37

'skǫp·um' ## Footnote Example: frá skǫp·um 'from moods'

Question 38

What is the dative singular feminine form of 'subject'?

Answer 38

'sǫk' ## Footnote Example: frá sǫk 'from a subject'

Question 39

What is the dative plural feminine form of 'subjects'?

Answer 39

'sǫk·um' ## Footnote Example: frá sǫk·um 'from subjects'

Question 40

What is the dative singular feminine form of 'family'?

Answer 40

'ætt' ## Footnote Example: frá ætt 'from a family'

Question 41

What is the dative plural feminine form of 'families'?

Answer 41

'ætt·um' ## Footnote Example: frá ætt·um 'from families'

Question 42

What is the nominative singular neuter form of 'mood'?

Answer 42

'skap' ## Footnote Example: hér er skap 'here's a mood'

Question 43

What is the nominative plural neuter form of 'moods'?

Answer 43

'skǫp' ## Footnote Example: hér eru skǫp 'here are moods'

Question 44

What is the nominative singular feminine form of 'subject'?

Answer 44

'sǫk' ## Footnote Example: hér er sǫk 'here's a subject'

Question 45

What is the nominative plural feminine form of 'subjects'?

Answer 45

'sakir' ## Footnote Example: hér eru sakir 'here are subjects'

Question 46

What is the nominative singular feminine form of 'family'?

Answer 46

'ætt' ## Footnote Example: hér er ætt 'here's a family'

Question 47

What is the nominative plural feminine form of 'families'?

Answer 47

'ætt·ir' ## Footnote Example: hér eru ætt·ir 'here are families'

Question 48

What is the genitive singular feminine form of 'subject'?

Answer 48

'sakar' ## Footnote Example: til sakar 'to a subject'

Question 49

What is the genitive plural feminine form of 'subjects'?

Answer 49

'sak·a' ## Footnote Example: til sak·a 'to subjects'

Question 50

What is the genitive plural neuter form of 'moods'?

Answer 50

'skap·a' ## Footnote Example: til skap·a 'to moods'

Question 51

What is the genitive singular neuter form of 'mood'?

Answer 51

'skap·s' ## Footnote Example: til skap·s 'to a mood'

Question 52

What is the genitive plural feminine form of 'families'?

Answer 52

'ætt·a' ## Footnote Example: til ætt·a 'to families'

Question 53

What is the genitive singular feminine form of 'family'?

Answer 53

'ætt·ar' ## Footnote Example: til ætt·ar 'to a family'

Question 54

What is the accusative singular neuter form of 'mood'?

Answer 54

'skap' ## Footnote Example: um skap 'about a mood'

Question 55

What is the accusative plural neuter form of 'moods'?

Answer 55

'skǫp' ## Footnote Example: um skǫp 'about moods'

Question 56

What is the accusative singular feminine form of 'subject'?

Answer 56

'sǫk' ## Footnote Example: um sǫk 'about a subject'

Question 57

What is the accusative plural feminine form of 'subjects'?

Answer 57

'sak·ir' ## Footnote Example: um sak·ir 'about subjects'

Question 58

What is the accusative singular feminine form of 'family'?

Answer 58

'ætt' ## Footnote Example: um ætt 'about a family'

Question 59

What is the accusative plural feminine form of 'families'?

Answer 59

'ætt·ir' ## Footnote Example: um ætt·ir 'about families'

Question 61

nam

Answer 61

"settled" (er fjǫrðinn nam

Question 62

ok

Answer 62

and

Question 63

ór

Answer 63

"out of" (+dat.)

Question 64

sér

Answer 64

"themselves" (Old Norse much more often uses a construction with "have

Question 65

þau áttu śer bǫrn

Answer 65

"they had themselves kids

Question 66

á "on" +dative (á skip·i "on a ship

Answer 66

" á nes·i "on a peninsula") áttu, "had" (þau áttu sér bǫrn, "they had kids") barn (neut.), "child" bjó "dwelled

Question 67

botn (masc.; identical nom./acc.)

Answer 67

"innermost point of a fjord"

Question 68

dóttir (fem.)

Answer 68

"daughter"

Question 69

elztr

Answer 69

"oldest" (adjectives work mostly like nouns and the feminine nominative is elzt)

Question 70

em

Answer 70

am

Question 71

en

Answer 71

"but" or "and" with a sense of contrasting facts (hon var dóttir Hrafns

Question 72

er "who; which; that" (a different word than er

Answer 72

"is" : Dýra

Question 73

ert "(you) are"

Question 74

eruð "(y'all) are"

Question 75

erum "(we) are"

Question 76

fjǫrðr

Answer 76

"fjord" (masc.; note the dative firði in e.g. bjó í Arnarfirði "resided in Arnarfjord")

Question 77

frá son·um "from sons" (dative plural masculine)

Question 78

frá syn·i "from a son" (dative singular masculine)

Question 79

hét "was named

Answer 79

was called"

Question 80

hér er son·r "here's a son" (nominative singular masculine)

Question 81

hér eru syn·ir "here are sons" (nominative plural masculine)

Question 82

-inn

Answer 82

"the" (as a suffix on masculine nouns)

Question 83

inn í

Answer 83

"within