drottinn
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse dróttinn (“lord, leader”), from drótt (“people, tribe, nation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrɔhtɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɔhtɪn
Noun
drottinn m (genitive singular drottins, nominative plural drottnar)
- lord, master, ruler
- (often capitalized) the Lord, god, Christ
- Drottinn blessi þig. ― May the Lord bless you.
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | drottinn | drottinninn | drottnar | drottnarnir |
| accusative | drottin | drottininn | drottna | drottnana |
| dative | drottni | drottninum | drottnum | drottnunum |
| genitive | drottins | drottinsins | drottna | drottnanna |
Derived terms
- ákalla drottinn
- deyja drottni sínum
- drauja sér til drottins
- drottinhollur (“loyal to one's master”)
- drottinhollusta
- drottinhugur
- drottinillur
- drottinlegur
- drottinn allsherjar
- drottinn almáttugur
- drottinn minn
- drottinn minn dýr, drottinn minn dýri
- drottinrækt
- drottinsaftann
- drottinsdagur
- drottinsdómur
- drottinseyru
- drottinsvik (“treason”)
- drottinsvikari
- drottinsviki
- drottinvald
- drottinvandur
- drottinvilji
- dýri drottinn
- hafa dagaskipti við Drottin (“to work on the Sabbath and rest on a weekday instead”) (mainly of haymaking)
- sofna sætt í drottni
- vegsama drottin
- þetta gerðist löngu fyrir drottins minni