norðrǿnn

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• norðrœnn — norrœnn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz. Equivalent to norðr (“north”) +‎ -ǿnn.

Adjective

norðrǿnn (not comparable)

1. northern

Declension

Strong declension of norðrǿnn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norðrǿnn	norðrǿn	norðrǿnt
accusative	norðrǿnan	norðrǿna	norðrǿnt
dative	norðrǿnum	norðrǿnni	norðrǿnu
genitive	norðrǿns	norðrǿnnar	norðrǿns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norðrǿnir	norðrǿnar	norðrǿn
accusative	norðrǿna	norðrǿnar	norðrǿn
dative	norðrǿnum	norðrǿnum	norðrǿnum
genitive	norðrǿnna	norðrǿnna	norðrǿnna

Weak declension of norðrǿnn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norðrǿni	norðrǿna	norðrǿna
accusative	norðrǿna	norðrǿnu	norðrǿna
dative	norðrǿna	norðrǿnu	norðrǿna
genitive	norðrǿna	norðrǿnu	norðrǿna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norðrǿnu	norðrǿnu	norðrǿnu
accusative	norðrǿnu	norðrǿnu	norðrǿnu
dative	norðrǿnum	norðrǿnum	norðrǿnum
genitive	norðrǿnu	norðrǿnu	norðrǿnu

Coordinate terms

• (pertaining to a compass point): austrǿnn (“eastern”), suðrǿnn (“southern”), vestrǿnn (“western”)

Derived terms

• norrǿnn

Descendants

• Icelandic: norðrænn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: nordrøn

Further reading

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