ýtri

Old Norse

Etymology

Originally a comparative of the adverb út.

Adjective

ýtri (comparative ýtri, superlative ýztr)

  1. (comparative degree) outer
  2. (superlative degree) outmost

Inflection

This word is one of a little handful of adjectives with defective inflection, existing only in the comparative and superlative forms.

    Declension of ýtri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ýtri ýtri ýtra
accusative ýtra ýtri ýtra
dative ýtra ýtri ýtra
genitive ýtra ýtri ýtra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ýtri ýtri ýtri
accusative ýtri ýtri ýtri
dative ýtrum ýtrum ýtrum
genitive ýtri ýtri ýtri
    Strong declension of superlative of ýtri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ýztr ýzt ýzt
accusative ýztan ýzta ýzt
dative ýztum ýztri ýztu
genitive ýzts ýztrar ýzts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ýztir ýztar ýzt
accusative ýzta ýztar ýzt
dative ýztum ýztum ýztum
genitive ýztra ýztra ýztra
    Weak declension of superlative of ýtri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ýzti ýzta ýzta
accusative ýzta ýztu ýzta
dative ýzta ýztu ýzta
genitive ýzta ýztu ýzta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ýztu ýztu ýztu
accusative ýztu ýztu ýztu
dative ýztum ýztum ýztum
genitive ýztu ýztu ýztu

Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ytre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ytre
  • Swedish: yttre
  • Danish: ydre

References
  • “ýtri”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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