sifjar
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
sifjar f pl (plurale tantum)
- family relations
Declension
| Declension of sifjar | ||
|---|---|---|
| f-s1 | plural | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sifjar | sifjarnar |
| accusative | sifjar | sifjarnar |
| dative | sifjum | sifjunum |
| genitive | sifja | sifjanna |
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology
From the plural of Proto-Germanic *sibjō. Cognate with Old English sibb (“relationship; peace”).
Noun
sifjar f pl
- a kinship; an affinity connection by marriage
Derived terms
- sifjaspell (“kinship defilement; incest”)
- spilla sifjum (“defile kinship; commit incest”)
References
- “sifjar”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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