djákn

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• djákni

Etymology

From Old English diācon, from Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, “servant”).

Noun

djákn m

1. deacon

Declension

Declension of djákn (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	djákn	djákninn	djáknar	djáknarnir
accusative	djákn	djákninn	djákna	djáknana
dative	djákni	djákninum	djáknum	djáknunum
genitive	djákns	djáknsins	djákna	djáknanna

Derived terms

• erkidjákn

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “djákn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 89; also available at the Internet Archive