fleygir

Icelandic

Noun

fleygir m (genitive singular fleygis, nominative plural fleygar)

1. (archaic or poetic) thrower, sharer, wielder
   1. used in kennings for men in conjunction with names for weapons or gold (e.g. fleygir branda 'the wielder of swords')

Declension

  Declension of fleygir (strong ija-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fleygir	fleygirinn	fleygar	fleygarnir
accusative	fleygi	fleyginn	fleyga	fleygana
dative	fleygi	fleyginum	fleygum	fleygunum
genitive	fleygis	fleygisins	fleyga	fleyganna

References

• Finnur Jónsson, Ordbog til de af Samfund til Udg. ad Gml. Nord. Litteratur Udgivne Rímur samt til de af Dr. O. Jiriczek Udgivne Bósarimur, Samfund til Udg. ad Gml. Nord. Litteratur, 51 (Copenhagen: Jørgensen, 1926–28), s.v. fleygir.