vápn

Faroese

Alternative forms

• vákn

Etymology

From Old Norse vápn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔʰpn/
• Rhymes: -ɔʰpn

Noun

vápn n (genitive singular vápns, plural vápn)

1. weapon

Declension

n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vápn	vápnið	vápn	vápnini
accusative	vápn	vápnið	vápn	vápnini
dative	vápni	vápninum	vápnum	vápnunum
genitive	vápns	vápnsins	vápna	vápnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēpną.

Noun

vápn n (genitive vápns, plural vápn)

1. weapon
   • 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 5:

     ok landherr / af lífs vǫnum / dreyrug vápn / Dómalda bar,

     and the land-host / from the lifeless / Dómaldi, bloody / weapons carried.

Declension

  Declension of vápn (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vápn	vápnit	vápn	vápnin
accusative	vápn	vápnit	vápn	vápnin
dative	vápni	vápninu	vápnum	vápnunum
genitive	vápns	vápnsins	vápna	vápnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: vopn, vokn
• Faroese: vápn, vákn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: våpn, våpen, ⇒ våknhus, våkenhus
• Elfdalian: wapen, waken-
• Old Swedish: vapn, vakn
  • Swedish: vapen, vaken-, vång-
  • → Finnish: vaakuna
• Old Danish: wāpn, wākn
  • Scanian: vaben
  • Danish: våben
    • Norwegian Bokmål: våpen
• Old Gutnish: vapn
  • Gutnish: vapen
• → Middle English: wapen, wopen
  • Scots: wapyn, wappen