ǫrn

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arô, whence also Old English earn (English erne), Old Saxon arn.

Noun

ǫrn m (genitive arnar, dative erni, plural ernir)

  1. eagle

Declension

  • ᛅᚱᚾᛁ (arni /⁠ęrni⁠/)dative singular, Runic form

Derived terms

  • Arnhǫfði (Odin, literally eagle-headed one)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: örn
  • Faroese: ørn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ørn
  • Elfdalian: örn
  • Old Swedish: ørn
  • Old Danish: ørn
  • Gutnish: ann, örn