rýni
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse rýni (“scrutiny, contemplation”). Compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌹 (garuni, “council”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]rýni f (genitive singular rýni, no plural)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of rýni | ||
|---|---|---|
| f-w2 | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rýni | rýnin |
| accusative | rýni | rýnina |
| dative | rýni | rýninni |
| genitive | rýni | rýninnar |
Further reading
[edit]- “rýni” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- “rýni” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)