álvur
Faroese
/ˈɔlvʊɹ/
noun
Definitions
- elf
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse alfr (elf) derived from Proto-Germanic *albiz (elf, fairy) derived from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (white).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*albʰós
Gloss
white
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
白
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Aubrey English
- Albruna Latin
- alpes Latin
- ἀλφός Ancient Greek
- *albʰós Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂elbʰós Proto-Indo-European
- alv Norwegian Bokmål
- *albiz Proto-Germanic
- Alvar Swedish
- alf Swedish
- alv Swedish
- älf Swedish
- alv Norwegian Nynorsk
- ielf Old English
- ælf Old English
- Gandálfr Old Norse
- Vindálfr Old Norse
- alfr Old Norse
- alf Danish
- *elbedь Proto-Slavic
- *olbǫdь Proto-Slavic
- Àlvar Catalan, Valencian
- álfur Icelandic
- alp Old High German
- *albi gmw-pro
- *alf Old Dutch
- *Albiū Proto-Celtic
- *albiyū Proto-Celtic
- alf Old Saxon
- ælf Old Swedish
- 𒀠𒉺𒀸 Hittite