reginkunnr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᚲᚢᛞᛟ (raginakudo), equivalent to regin (“the gods”) +‎ -kundr (“born, originating”), from Proto-Germanic *kundaz (“born (of)”). Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (himinakunds, “born of heaven, heavenly”) and Old English godcund (“divine, from God”).

Adjective

reginkunnr

1. sprung from the gods; of divine origin

Declension

Strong declension of reginkunnr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reginkunnr	reginkunn	reginkunnt
accusative	reginkunnan	reginkunna	reginkunnt
dative	reginkunnum	reginkunnri	reginkunnu
genitive	reginkunns	reginkunnrar	reginkunns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reginkunnir	reginkunnar	reginkunn
accusative	reginkunna	reginkunnar	reginkunn
dative	reginkunnum	reginkunnum	reginkunnum
genitive	reginkunnra	reginkunnra	reginkunnra

Weak declension of reginkunnr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reginkunni	reginkunna	reginkunna
accusative	reginkunna	reginkunnu	reginkunna
dative	reginkunna	reginkunnu	reginkunna
genitive	reginkunna	reginkunnu	reginkunna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reginkunnu	reginkunnu	reginkunnu
accusative	reginkunnu	reginkunnu	reginkunnu
dative	reginkunnum	reginkunnum	reginkunnum
genitive	reginkunnu	reginkunnu	reginkunnu

Declension of comparative of reginkunnr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reginkunnari	reginkunnari	reginkunnara
accusative	reginkunnara	reginkunnari	reginkunnara
dative	reginkunnara	reginkunnari	reginkunnara
genitive	reginkunnara	reginkunnari	reginkunnara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reginkunnari	reginkunnari	reginkunnari
accusative	reginkunnari	reginkunnari	reginkunnari
dative	reginkunnurum	reginkunnurum	reginkunnurum
genitive	reginkunnari	reginkunnari	reginkunnari

Strong declension of superlative of reginkunnr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reginkunnastr	reginkunnust	reginkunnast
accusative	reginkunnastan	reginkunnasta	reginkunnast
dative	reginkunnustum	reginkunnastri	reginkunnustu
genitive	reginkunnasts	reginkunnastrar	reginkunnasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reginkunnastir	reginkunnastar	reginkunnust
accusative	reginkunnasta	reginkunnastar	reginkunnust
dative	reginkunnustum	reginkunnustum	reginkunnustum
genitive	reginkunnastra	reginkunnastra	reginkunnastra

Weak declension of superlative of reginkunnr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reginkunnasti	reginkunnasta	reginkunnasta
accusative	reginkunnasta	reginkunnustu	reginkunnasta
dative	reginkunnasta	reginkunnustu	reginkunnasta
genitive	reginkunnasta	reginkunnustu	reginkunnasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reginkunnustu	reginkunnustu	reginkunnustu
accusative	reginkunnustu	reginkunnustu	reginkunnustu
dative	reginkunnustum	reginkunnustum	reginkunnustum
genitive	reginkunnustu	reginkunnustu	reginkunnustu

Further reading

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