fornhaldinn

Old Norse

Etymology

forn (“ancient”) +‎ haldinn (“held”), past participle of halda (“hold”).

Adjective

fornhaldinn

1. time-honoured; held since ancient times

Declension

    Strong declension of fornhaldinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fornhaldinn	fornhaldin	fornhaldit
accusative	fornhaldinn	fornhaldna	fornhaldit
dative	fornhǫldnum	fornhaldinni	fornhǫldnu
genitive	fornhaldins	fornhaldinnar	fornhaldins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fornhaldnir	fornhaldnar	fornhaldin
accusative	fornhaldna	fornhaldnar	fornhaldin
dative	fornhǫldnum	fornhǫldnum	fornhǫldnum
genitive	fornhaldinna	fornhaldinna	fornhaldinna

    Weak declension of fornhaldinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fornhaldni	fornhaldna	fornhaldna
accusative	fornhaldna	fornhǫldnu	fornhaldna
dative	fornhaldna	fornhǫldnu	fornhaldna
genitive	fornhaldna	fornhǫldnu	fornhaldna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fornhǫldnu	fornhǫldnu	fornhǫldnu
accusative	fornhǫldnu	fornhǫldnu	fornhǫldnu
dative	fornhǫldnum	fornhǫldnum	fornhǫldnum
genitive	fornhǫldnu	fornhǫldnu	fornhǫldnu

References

• “fornhaldinn” in: Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)