djarfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse djarfr, from Proto-Germanic *derbaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjarvʏr/
• Rhymes: -arvʏr

Adjective

djarfur (comparative djarfari, superlative djarfastur)

1. daring, bold

   Synonyms: áræðinn, djarflegur, frakkur, hugrakkur, svalur

2. (film) X-rated

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	djarfur	djörf	djarft
accusative	djarfan	djarfa	djarft
dative	djörfum	djarfri	djörfu
genitive	djarfs	djarfrar	djarfs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	djarfir	djarfar	djörf
accusative	djarfa	djarfar	djörf
dative	djörfum	djörfum	djörfum
genitive	djarfra	djarfra	djarfra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	djarfi	djarfa	djarfa
accusative	djarfa	djörfu	djarfa
dative	djarfa	djörfu	djarfa
genitive	djarfa	djörfu	djarfa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	djörfu	djörfu	djörfu
accusative	djörfu	djörfu	djörfu
dative	djörfu	djörfu	djörfu
genitive	djörfu	djörfu	djörfu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	djarfari	djarfari	djarfara
accusative	djarfari	djarfari	djarfara
dative	djarfari	djarfari	djarfara
genitive	djarfari	djarfari	djarfara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	djarfari	djarfari	djarfari
accusative	djarfari	djarfari	djarfari
dative	djarfari	djarfari	djarfari
genitive	djarfari	djarfari	djarfari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	djarfastur	djörfust	djarfast
accusative	djarfastan	djarfasta	djarfast
dative	djörfustum	djarfastri	djörfustu
genitive	djarfasts	djarfastrar	djarfasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	djarfastir	djarfastar	djörfust
accusative	djarfasta	djarfastar	djörfust
dative	djörfustum	djörfustum	djörfustum
genitive	djarfastra	djarfastra	djarfastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	djarfasti	djarfasta	djarfasta
accusative	djarfasta	djörfustu	djarfasta
dative	djarfasta	djörfustu	djarfasta
genitive	djarfasta	djörfustu	djarfasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	djörfustu	djörfustu	djörfustu
accusative	djörfustu	djörfustu	djörfustu
dative	djörfustu	djörfustu	djörfustu
genitive	djörfustu	djörfustu	djörfustu

Derived terms

• djarflegur
• djörfung (“courage, boldness”)
• fífldjarfur (“foolhardy, reckless”)

Further reading

• “djarfur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)