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hreinleikr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From hreinn +‎ -leikr.

Noun

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hreinleikr m

  1. cleanliness
  2. chastity

Declension

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Declension of hreinleikr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hreinleikr hreinleikrinn hreinleikar hreinleikarnir
accusative hreinleik hreinleikinn hreinleika hreinleikana
dative hreinleiki hreinleikinum hreinleikum hreinleikunum
genitive hreinleiks hreinleiksins hreinleika hreinleikanna

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hreinleikr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive