þengill
See also: Þengill
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Formally as if from Proto-Norse *ᚦᚨᛜᚷᛁᛚᚨᛉ (*þaŋgilaʀ). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]þengill m (genitive þengils, plural þenglar)
Declension
[edit] Declension of þengill (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þengill | þengillinn | þenglar | þenglarnir |
| accusative | þengil | þengilinn | þengla | þenglana |
| dative | þengli | þenglinum | þenglum | þenglunum |
| genitive | þengils | þengilsins | þengla | þenglanna |
Derived terms
[edit]- herþengill (“warrior king”)
- stólþengill (“emperor”, literally “throne-king”)
- yfirþengill (“overlord”)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
- “þengill” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen