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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse óhreinn, from Proto-Germanic *unhrainiz; equivalent to ó- (“un-”) + hreinn (“clean”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
óhreinn (comparative óhreinni, superlative óhreinastur)
- dirty, unclean
- Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
- Ríðum, ríðum og rekum yfir sandinn,
- rennur sól á bak við Arnarfell,
- hér á reiki er margur óhreinn andinn,
- úr því fer að skyggja á jökulsvell;
- Drottinn leiði drösulinn minn,
- drjúgur verður síðasti áfanginn.
- Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,
- the sun is settling behind Arnarfell.
- Here many unclean spirits
- threaten in the gloom over the glacier's ice.
- The Lord leads my horse,
- it is still a long, long way home.
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
superlative (strong declension)
superlative (weak declension)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “dirty”): hreinn