hrafn
See also: Hrafn
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hrafn (“a raven”), from the Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, cognates with English raven. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r̥apn/
- Rhymes: -apn
Noun
hrafn m (genitive singular hrafns, nominative plural hrafnar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hrafn | hrafninn | hrafnar | hrafnarnir |
| accusative | hrafn | hrafninn | hrafna | hrafnana |
| dative | hrafni | hrafninum | hröfnum | hröfnunum |
| genitive | hrafns | hrafnsins | hrafna | hrafnanna |
Derived terms
See also
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ (harabnaʀ/hᵃraƀᵃnaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-. Cognate with Old English hræfn (English raven), Old Frisian ravan (West Frisian raven), Old Saxon hravan, ravan (Low German Raav), Old Dutch ravo (Dutch raaf), Old High German raban (German Rabe). Compare also Latin corvus and Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax).
Pronunciation
- Old Norse: IPA(key): /r̥ɑvn/
Noun
hrafn m
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hrafn | hrafninn | hrafnar | hrafnarnir |
| accusative | hrafn | hrafninn | hrafna | hrafnana |
| dative | hrafni | hrafninum | hrǫfnum | hrǫfnunum |
| genitive | hrafns | hrafnsins | hrafna | hrafnanna |
Synonyms
Descendants
- Icelandic: hrafn
- Faroese: ravnur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: (dialectal) rabn, rabm, ravn
- Old Swedish: rafn, ravn
- Swedish: ravn (dialectal)
- Old Danish: rafn
- Old Norse: hramn
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hrafn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive