sauðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

seyðr (< *sauþiz)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sauþaz, whence also Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (sauþs, “sacrifice”).

Noun

sauðr m (genitive sauðar, plural sauðir)

  1. sheep (Ovis)

Declension
  Declension of sauðr (strong i-stem, s and ar-genitives)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sauðr sauðrinn sauðir sauðirnir
accusative sauð sauðinn sauði sauðina
dative sauð sauðinum sauðum sauðunum
genitive sauðar, sauðs sauðarins, sauðsins sauða sauðanna

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Icelandic: sauður
  • Faroese: seyður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sau, saud; (dialectal) saud’e
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: sau
  • Jamtish: souð
  • Elfdalian: suð
  • Old Swedish: sø̄þer
    • Swedish: söd, sö (dialectal)
  • Old Gutnish: sauþr, soyþr
  • → Greenlandic: sava
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