heiðinn

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse heiðinn.

Adjective

heiðinn (feminine heiðin, neuter heiðið)

  1. pagan, heathen

Inflection

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz, probably a specifically Christian use of the base of heiðr (uncultivated land). Compare Old English hæþen.

Adjective

heiðinn

  1. heathen, pagan

Declension

Descendants

  • Danish: hedensk
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hedensk
  • Icelandic: heiðinn
  • Old Swedish: heþin

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