dróttnan

Old Norse

Etymology

From dróttna +‎ -an.

Noun

dróttnan f (genitive dróttnanar, plural dróttnanir)

1. sway, rule

Declension

  Declension of dróttnan (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dróttnan	dróttnanin	dróttnanir	dróttnanirnar
accusative	dróttnan	dróttnanina	dróttnanir	dróttnanirnar
dative	dróttnan	dróttnaninni	dróttnunum	dróttnununum
genitive	dróttnanar	dróttnanarinnar	dróttnana	dróttnananna

Related terms

• dróttinn
• dróttnari

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dróttnan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 96; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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