bjáni

Icelandic

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. Related to bjá, bjáa and bjáta. The origin of these words is uncertain; Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon suggests a possible derivation from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeu-. But see Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjauːnɪ/
• Rhymes: -auːnɪ

Noun

bjáni m (genitive singular bjána, nominative plural bjánar)

1. fool, idiot

   Synonyms: auli, fáviti, fífl, flón, glópur, hálfviti, heimskingi, imbi, kjáni, þöngulhaus

Declension

Declension of bjáni (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bjáni	bjáninn	bjánar	bjánarnir
accusative	bjána	bjánann	bjána	bjánana
dative	bjána	bjánanum	bjánum	bjánunum
genitive	bjána	bjánans	bjána	bjánanna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “bjáni”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

• “bjáni” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)