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heiðni

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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heiðni f (genitive singular heiðni, no plural)

  1. Heathenry, paganism

Declension

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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heiðinn (heathen, pagan) +‎ -i (-ness).

Noun

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heiðni f (genitive heiðni)

  1. paganism, heathenry
    Antonym: kristni
  2. a custom or practice pertaining to paganism

Declension

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Declension of heiðni (weak īn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative heiðni heiðnin
accusative heiðni heiðnina
dative heiðni heiðninni
genitive heiðni heiðninnar

Further reading

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  • Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “heiðni”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press