fallinn
Old Norse
[edit]Participle
[edit]fallinn
- fallen, past participle of falla
- disposed, fitted, worthy
- at hann væri betr fallinn at deyja þá sǫk faðir hans
- that he more deserved to die than his father did
- svá fallinn
- such-like
- (neuter, as adverb) fit
- ok hætti þá er honum þótti fallit
- stopped when he thought fit
- (with dative) suited to
Declension
[edit] Strong declension of fallinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fallinn | fallin | fallit |
| accusative | fallinn | fallna | fallit |
| dative | fallnum | fallinni | fallnu |
| genitive | fallins | fallinnar | fallins |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | fallnir | fallnar | fallin |
| accusative | fallna | fallnar | fallin |
| dative | fallnum | fallnum | fallnum |
| genitive | fallinna | fallinna | fallinna |
Weak declension of fallinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fallni | fallna | fallna |
| accusative | fallna | fallnu | fallna |
| dative | fallna | fallnu | fallna |
| genitive | fallna | fallnu | fallna |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | fallnu | fallnu | fallnu |
| accusative | fallnu | fallnu | fallnu |
| dative | fallnum | fallnum | fallnum |
| genitive | fallnu | fallnu | fallnu |
References
[edit]- “fallinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press