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Old Norse
Etymology
Possibly a diminutive from svanr (“swan”), meaning “little swan”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
svanni m (genitive svanna)
- (poetic, heiti) lady, woman
sá hvítjarpr svanni- the light-brown-haired lady
- 1093–1103, King Magnús barefoot Óláfsson, loose verse 4
[…] Þungan berk af þingi
þann harm, es skalk svanna
— skreytask menn á móti —
minn aldrigi finna.- Heavy I carry away from the assembly, the sorrow that I shall never — men adorn themselves at the meeting — find my lady.
Usage notes
Although this word does refer to a woman, it is still grammatically masculine.
Declension
Declension of svanni (weak an-stem)