hreinn

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hreinn, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.

Adjective

hreinn (comparative hreinni, superlative hreinastur)

  1. clean
    Antonyms: óhreinn, skítugur
    hreinn skyr ― plain skyr
  2. pure
  3. (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)
Declension
positive forms of hreinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinn hrein hreint
accusative hreinan hreina
dative hreinum hreinni hreinu
genitive hreins hreinnar hreins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinir hreinar hrein
accusative hreina
dative hreinum
genitive hreinna
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreini hreina hreina
acc/dat/gen hreina hreinu
plural (all-case) hreinu
comparative forms of hreinn
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) hreinni hreinni hreinna
plural (all-case) hreinni
superlative forms of hreinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinastur hreinust hreinast
accusative hreinastan hreinasta
dative hreinustum hreinastri hreinustu
genitive hreinasts hreinastrar hreinasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinastir hreinastar hreinust
accusative hreinasta
dative hreinustum
genitive hreinastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinasti hreinasta hreinasta
acc/dat/gen hreinasta hreinustu
plural (all-case) hreinustu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hreinn.

Noun

hreinn m (genitive singular hreins, nominative plural hreinar)

  1. (male) reindeer
Declension
Declension of hreinn (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hreinn hreinninn hreinar hreinarnir
accusative hrein hreininn hreina hreinana
dative hreini hreininum hreinum hreinunum
genitive hreins hreinsins hreina hreinanna
Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hrainaz, most likely derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂-s (“horn”). Akin to German Ren (“reindeer”) and Old English hrān (“reindeer”).

Noun

hreinn m (genitive hreins, plural hreinar)

  2. reindeer
    Synonym: hreindýri
Declension
  Declension of hreinn (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hreinn hreinninn hreinar hreinarnir
accusative hrein hreininn hreina hreinana
dative hreini hreininum hreinum hreinunum
genitive hreins hreinsins hreina hreinanna
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Icelandic: hreinn
  • Faroese: rein-, (reindýr, reindjór)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rein
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: rein
  • Old Swedish: rēn
  • Danish: ren
  • → Old English: hrān
  • → German: Ren

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)

  2. clean
  3. bright
  4. clear
  5. pure, sincere
Declension
    Strong declension of hreinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinn hrein hreint
accusative hreinan hreina hreint
dative hreinum hreinni hreinu
genitive hreins hreinnar hreins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinir hreinar hrein
accusative hreina hreinar hrein
dative hreinum hreinum hreinum
genitive hreinna hreinna hreinna
    Weak declension of hreinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreini hreina hreina
accusative hreina hreinu hreina
dative hreina hreinu hreina
genitive hreina hreinu hreina
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinu hreinu hreinu
accusative hreinu hreinu hreinu
dative hreinum hreinum hreinum
genitive hreinu hreinu hreinu
    Declension of comparative of hreinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinni hreinni hreinna
accusative hreinna hreinni hreinna
dative hreinna hreinni hreinna
genitive hreinna hreinni hreinna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinni hreinni hreinni
accusative hreinni hreinni hreinni
dative hreinnum hreinnum hreinnum
genitive hreinni hreinni hreinni
    Strong declension of superlative of hreinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinstr hreinst hreinst
accusative hreinstan hreinsta hreinst
dative hreinstum hreinstri hreinstu
genitive hreinsts hreinstrar hreinsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinstir hreinstar hreinst
accusative hreinsta hreinstar hreinst
dative hreinstum hreinstum hreinstum
genitive hreinstra hreinstra hreinstra
    Weak declension of superlative of hreinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinsti hreinsta hreinsta
accusative hreinsta hreinstu hreinsta
dative hreinsta hreinstu hreinsta
genitive hreinsta hreinstu hreinsta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinstu hreinstu hreinstu
accusative hreinstu hreinstu hreinstu
dative hreinstum hreinstum hreinstum
genitive hreinstu hreinstu hreinstu
Derived terms
Descendants

References

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