óminnishegri

Icelandic

Etymology

From the poem Hávamál, where the term personified alcohol intoxication. Composed of óminni (“amnesia”) +‎ hegri (“heron”).

Noun

óminnishegri m (genitive singular óminnishegra, nominative plural óminnishegrar)

1. the personification of severe alcohol intoxication; blackout drunkness
   • 2007 June 24, Morgunblaðið‎^[1]:

     Tveir voru látnir sofa úr sér óminnishegrann í kjölfar þess að þeir voru teknir grunaðir um að hafa ekið undir áhrifum.

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2. the personification of amnesia
   • 2018 October 30, Morgunblaðið‎^[2]:

     Lagt til atlögu við óminnishegrann

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Declension

Declension of óminnishegri (masculine, based on hegri)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	óminnishegri	óminnishegrinn	óminnishegrar	óminnishegrarnir
accusative	óminnishegra	óminnishegrann	óminnishegra	óminnishegrana
dative	óminnishegra	óminnishegranum	óminnishegrum	óminnishegrunum
genitive	óminnishegra	óminnishegrans	óminnishegra	óminnishegranna