landnám
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse landnám (“the taking of land, the unlawful holding of another's land, the settling of land”). Equivalent to land + nám.
Noun
[edit]landnám n (genitive singular landnáms, no plural)
- settlement of Iceland in the 9th and 10th centuries
- (by extension) settlement of unoccupied land
Declension
[edit]Declension of landnám (sg-only neuter)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | landnám | landnámið |
| accusative | landnám | landnámið |
| dative | landnámi | landnáminu |
| genitive | landnáms | landnámsins |