öðlingur
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse ǫðlingr, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”).
Noun
[edit]öðlingur m (genitive singular öðlings, nominative plural öðlingar)
- generous person
Declension
[edit]Declension of öðlingur (masculine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | öðlingur | öðlingurinn | öðlingar | öðlingarnir |
| accusative | öðling | öðlinginn | öðlinga | öðlingana |
| dative | öðlingi | öðlingnum | öðlingum | öðlingunum |
| genitive | öðlings | öðlingsins | öðlinga | öðlinganna |
Further reading
[edit]- “öðlingur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)