fornhaldinn
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]forn (“ancient”) + haldinn (“held”), past participle of halda (“hold”).
Adjective
[edit]fornhaldinn
- time-honoured; held since ancient times
Declension
[edit] 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 |
Further reading
[edit]- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “fornhaldinn”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press