norrœna

Old Norse

Etymology

From norrœnn, itself from norðrœnn from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz.

Adjective

norrœna

1. inflection of norrœnn
   1. indefinite singular feminine accusative of norrœnn
   2. indefinite plural masculine accusative of norrœnn
   3. definite singular masculine oblique of norrœnn
   4. definite singular feminine nominative of norrœnn
   5. definite singular neuter of norrœnn

Noun

norrœna f (genitive norrœnu)

1. the Norse (Norwegian) tongue (language)

Declension

Declension of norrœna (weak ōn-stem, singular only)

feminine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	norrœna	norrœnan
accusative	norrœnu	norrœnuna
dative	norrœnu	norrœnunni
genitive	norrœnu	norrœnunnar

Related terms

• norrœnn

Descendants

• Icelandic: norræna

Verb

norrœna

1. to render into Norse

Conjugation

Conjugation of norrœna — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	norrœna
present participle	norrœnandi
past participle	norrœnaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	norrœna	norrœnaða
2nd-person singular	norrœnar	norrœnaðir
3rd-person singular	norrœnar	norrœnaði
1st-person plural	norrœnum	norrœnuðum
2nd-person plural	norrœnið	norrœnuðuð
3rd-person plural	norrœna	norrœnuðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	norrœna	norrœnaða
2nd-person singular	norrœnir	norrœnaðir
3rd-person singular	norrœni	norrœnaði
1st-person plural	norrœnim	norrœnaðim
2nd-person plural	norrœnið	norrœnaðið
3rd-person plural	norrœni	norrœnaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	norrœna
1st-person plural	norrœnum
2nd-person plural	norrœnið

Conjugation of norrœna — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	norrœnask
present participle	norrœnandisk
past participle	norrœnazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	norrœnumk	norrœnuðumk
2nd-person singular	norrœnask	norrœnaðisk
3rd-person singular	norrœnask	norrœnaðisk
1st-person plural	norrœnumsk	norrœnuðumsk
2nd-person plural	norrœnizk	norrœnuðuzk
3rd-person plural	norrœnask	norrœnuðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	norrœnumk	norrœnuðumk
2nd-person singular	norrœnisk	norrœnaðisk
3rd-person singular	norrœnisk	norrœnaðisk
1st-person plural	norrœnimsk	norrœnaðimsk
2nd-person plural	norrœnizk	norrœnaðizk
3rd-person plural	norrœnisk	norrœnaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	norrœnask
1st-person plural	norrœnumsk
2nd-person plural	norrœnizk

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “norrœna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 315; also available at the Internet Archive