hamingja
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English
Noun
hamingja (plural hamingjas)
- (Norse mythology) A female guardian angel in Norse mythology, believed to accompany a person and decide their luck and happiness.
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
hamingja f (genitive singular hamingju, no plural)
Declension
| Declension of hamingja | ||
|---|---|---|
| f-w1 | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hamingja | hamingjan |
| accusative | hamingju | hamingjuna |
| dative | hamingju | hamingjunni |
| genitive | hamingju | hamingjunnar |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- hamingjulaus (“luckless”)
- hamingjusamur (“lucky; happy”)
- til hamingju
Old Norse
Etymology
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Noun
hamingja f
Declension
Declension of hamingja (weak jōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hamingja | hamingjan | hamingjur | hamingjurnar |
| accusative | hamingju | hamingjuna | hamingjur | hamingjurnar |
| dative | hamingju | hamingjunni | hamingjum | hamingjunum |
| genitive | hamingju | hamingjunnar | hamingja | hamingjanna |
Synonyms
Descendants
References
- “hamingja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press