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”)
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