rindill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rindill, probably borrowed from Old Saxon wrendilo, from Proto-West Germanic *wrandilō, diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *wrandijō, from Proto-Germanic *wrandijô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪntɪtl/
• Rhymes: -ɪntɪtl

Noun

rindill m (genitive singular rindils, nominative plural rindlar)

1. (obsolete, except in compounds) wren
2. weakling, runt

   Synonyms: tittur, væskill, aumingi, gauð

Declension

Declension of rindill (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rindill	rindillinn	rindlar	rindlarnir
accusative	rindil	rindilinn	rindla	rindlana
dative	rindli	rindlinum	rindlum	rindlunum
genitive	rindils	rindilsins	rindla	rindlanna

Derived terms

• músarrindill (“Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes”)
• rindilþvari (“little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus”)