pílagrímr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • pelagrímr

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pelegrīnus, alteration of peregrīnus (“foreigner”), probably through Middle Low German pēlegrīm.[1]

Adjective

pílagrímr m (genitive pílagríms, plural pílagrímar)[2]

  1. (Christian) pilgrim

Declension

Declension of pílagrímr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pílagrímr pílagrímrinn pílagrímar pílagrímarnir
accusative pílagrím pílagríminn pílagríma pílagrímana
dative pílagrími pílagríminum pílagrímrum pílagrímrunum
genitive pílagríms pílagrímsins pílagríma pílagrímanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: pílagrímr
  • Faroese: pílagrímr
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pilegrim
  • Old Swedish: pīlagrimber, pelagrimber
  • Old Danish: pilegrim

References

  1. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “pílagrímr”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 425.
  2. ^ “pílagrímr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
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