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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hreinn, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.
Adjective
hreinn (comparative hreinni, superlative hreinastur)
- clean
- hreinn skyr ― plain skyr
- pure
- (slang, figuratively) virgin
Ertu ennþá hreinn?- Are you still a virgin? (referring to a man)
Ertu ennþá hrein?- Are you still a virgin? (referring to a woman)
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
superlative (strong declension)
superlative (weak declension)
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse hreinn.
Noun
hreinn m (genitive singular hreins, nominative plural hreinar)
- (male) reindeer
Declension
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Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hrainaz, most likely from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-. Akin to German Ren (“reindeer”) and Old English hrān (“reindeer”).
Noun
hreinn m (genitive hreins, plural hreinar)
- reindeer
- Synonym: hreindýri
Declension
Declension of hreinn (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “hreinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Entry "hreinn" on page 209 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.
Adjective
hreinn (comparative hreinni, superlative hreinstr)
- clean
- bright
- clear
- pure, sincere
Declension
Strong declension of hreinn
Weak declension of hreinn
Declension of comparative of hreinn
Strong declension of superlative of hreinn
Weak declension of superlative of hreinn
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Descendants
References
- “hreinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press