heyrn

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse heyrn, from Proto-Germanic *hauzīniz, derived from *hauzijaną, whence heyra (“to hear”).

Pronunciation

Noun

heyrn f (genitive singular heyrnar, nominative plural heyrnir)

  1. (uncountable) hearing (the ability to hear)
  2. (uncountable) hearing (the actual perception of sound)
  3. (countable) something heard

Declension

Declension of heyrn (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heyrn heyrnin heyrnir heyrnirnar
accusative heyrn heyrnina heyrnir heyrnirnar
dative heyrn heyrninni heyrnum heyrnunum
genitive heyrnar heyrnarinnar heyrna heyrnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hauzīniz, from *hauzijaną. Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hauseins) is a cognate.

Noun

heyrn f

  1. hearing

Declension

  Declension of heyrn (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heyrn heyrnin heyrnar heyrnarnar
accusative heyrn heyrnina heyrnar heyrnarnar
dative heyrn heyrninni heyrnum heyrnunum
genitive heyrnar heyrnarinnar heyrna heyrnanna

References

  • “heyrn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Welsh

Noun

heyrn m pl (not mutable)

  1. plural of haearn
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