soltinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse soltinn.

Adjective

soltinn (comparative soltnari, superlative soltnastur)

  1. hungry
    Synonyms: hungraður, svangur

Declension

Positive forms of soltinn
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative soltinn soltin soltið
accusative soltinn soltna
dative soltnum soltinni soltnu
genitive soltins soltinnar soltins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative soltnir soltnar soltin
accusative soltna
dative soltnum
genitive soltinna
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative soltni soltna soltna
acc/dat/gen soltna soltnu
plural (all-case) soltnu
Comparative forms of soltinn
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) soltnari soltnari soltnara
plural (all-case) soltnari
Superlative forms of soltinn
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative soltnastur soltnust soltnast
accusative soltnastan soltnasta
dative soltnustum soltnastri soltnustu
genitive soltnasts soltnastrar soltnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative soltnastir soltnastar soltnust
accusative soltnasta
dative soltnustum
genitive soltnastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative soltnasti soltnasta soltnasta
acc/dat/gen soltnasta soltnustu
plural (all-case) soltnustu

Further reading

Old Norse

Participle

soltinn

  1. dead
  2. hungry, starving
  3. past participle of svelta

Declension

Strong declension of soltinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative soltinn soltin soltit
accusative soltinn soltna soltit
dative soltnum soltinni soltnu
genitive soltins soltinnar soltins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative soltnir soltnar soltin
accusative soltna soltnar soltin
dative soltnum soltnum soltnum
genitive soltinna soltinna soltinna
Weak declension of soltinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative soltni soltna soltna
accusative soltna soltnu soltna
dative soltna soltnu soltna
genitive soltna soltnu soltna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative soltnu soltnu soltnu
accusative soltnu soltnu soltnu
dative soltnum soltnum soltnum
genitive soltnu soltnu soltnu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: soltinn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: svolten
  • Old Swedish: sulten
  • Danish: sulten

Further reading

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