hreinn

See also: Hreinn

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /r̥eitn/
  • Rhymes: -eitn
  • Homophone: Hreinn

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hreinn, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.

Adjective

hreinn (comparative hreinni, superlative hreinastur)

  1. clean
    Antonyms: óhreinn, skítugur
    hreinn skyr ― plain skyr
  2. pure
  3. (slang, figuratively) virgin
    Ertu ennþá hreinn?
    Are you still a virgin? (referring to a man)
    Ertu ennþá hrein?
    Are you still a virgin? (referring to a woman)
Declension
Positive forms of hreinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinn hrein hreint
accusative hreinan hreina
dative hreinum hreinni hreinu
genitive hreins hreinnar hreins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinir hreinar hrein
accusative hreina
dative hreinum
genitive hreinna
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreini hreina hreina
acc/dat/gen hreina hreinu
plural (all-case) hreinu
Comparative forms of hreinn
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) hreinni hreinni hreinna
plural (all-case) hreinni
Superlative forms of hreinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinastur hreinust hreinast
accusative hreinastan hreinasta
dative hreinustum hreinastri hreinustu
genitive hreinasts hreinastrar hreinasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinastir hreinastar hreinust
accusative hreinasta
dative hreinustum
genitive hreinastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinasti hreinasta hreinasta
acc/dat/gen hreinasta hreinustu
plural (all-case) hreinustu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Germanic *hrainaz
    Old Norse hreinn
    Icelandic hreinn

    Inherited from Old Norse hreinn n.

    Noun

    hreinn m (genitive singular hreins, nominative plural hreinar)

    1. (male) reindeer
    Declension
    Declension of hreinn (masculine)
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative hreinn hreinninn hreinar hreinarnir
    accusative hrein hreininn hreina hreinana
    dative hreini hreininum hreinum hreinunum
    genitive hreins hreinsins hreina hreinanna
    Derived terms

    Old Norse

    Etymology 1

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Germanic *hrainaz
      Old Norse hreinn

      Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrainaz, most likely derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂-s (“horn”). Akin to German Ren (“reindeer”) and Old English hrān (“reindeer”).

      Noun

      hreinn m (genitive hreins, plural hreinar)

      2. reindeer
        Synonym: hreindýri
      Declension
      Declension of hreinn (strong a-stem)
      masculine singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative hreinn hreinninn hreinar hreinarnir
      accusative hrein hreininn hreina hreinana
      dative hreini hreininum hreinum hreinunum
      genitive hreins hreinsins hreina hreinanna
      Derived terms
      Descendants
      • Icelandic: hreinn
      • Faroese: rein-, (reindýr, reindjór)
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: rein
        • → Norwegian Bokmål: rein
      • Old Swedish: rēn
      • Danish: ren
      • → Old English: hrān
      • → German: Ren

      Further reading

      • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hreinn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 208; also available at the Internet Archive

      Etymology 2

      From Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.

      Adjective

      hreinn (comparative hreinni, superlative hreinstr)

      2. clean
      3. bright
      4. clear
      5. pure, sincere
      Declension
      Strong declension of hreinn
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative hreinn hrein hreint
      accusative hreinan hreina hreint
      dative hreinum hreinni hreinu
      genitive hreins hreinnar hreins
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative hreinir hreinar hrein
      accusative hreina hreinar hrein
      dative hreinum hreinum hreinum
      genitive hreinna hreinna hreinna
      Weak declension of hreinn
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative hreini hreina hreina
      accusative hreina hreinu hreina
      dative hreina hreinu hreina
      genitive hreina hreinu hreina
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative hreinu hreinu hreinu
      accusative hreinu hreinu hreinu
      dative hreinum hreinum hreinum
      genitive hreinu hreinu hreinu
      Declension of comparative of hreinn
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative hreinni hreinni hreinna
      accusative hreinna hreinni hreinna
      dative hreinna hreinni hreinna
      genitive hreinna hreinni hreinna
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative hreinni hreinni hreinni
      accusative hreinni hreinni hreinni
      dative hreinnum hreinnum hreinnum
      genitive hreinni hreinni hreinni
      Strong declension of superlative of hreinn
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative hreinstr hreinst hreinst
      accusative hreinstan hreinsta hreinst
      dative hreinstum hreinstri hreinstu
      genitive hreinsts hreinstrar hreinsts
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative hreinstir hreinstar hreinst
      accusative hreinsta hreinstar hreinst
      dative hreinstum hreinstum hreinstum
      genitive hreinstra hreinstra hreinstra
      Weak declension of superlative of hreinn
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative hreinsti hreinsta hreinsta
      accusative hreinsta hreinstu hreinsta
      dative hreinsta hreinstu hreinsta
      genitive hreinsta hreinstu hreinsta
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative hreinstu hreinstu hreinstu
      accusative hreinstu hreinstu hreinstu
      dative hreinstum hreinstum hreinstum
      genitive hreinstu hreinstu hreinstu
      Derived terms
      • hreinferði n (“purity”)
      • hreinferðugr (“pure, chaste”)
      • hreinhjartaðr (“pure of heart”)
      • hreinleikr m (“cleanliness; chastity”)
      • hreinlifnaðr m (“pure life”)
      • hreinliga (“cleanly”)
      • hreinligr (“clean, pure”)
      • hreinlyndr (“clean of heart”)
      • hreinlátr (“clean, chaste”)
      • hreinlæti n (“cleanness”)
      • hreinlífi n (“pure life”)
      • hreinlífr (“pure of life”)
      • hreinmannligr (“of a noble or manly bearing”)
      • óhreinn (“unclean”)
      Descendants

      Further reading

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