fornnordisk
Swedish
Etymology
From forn (“belonging to the (ancient) past”) + nordisk (“Nordic”).
Adjective
fornnordisk (comparative mer fornnordisk, superlative mest fornnordisk)
- relating to the distant past of the Nordic region, especially the Viking Age; Norse
- relating to the Old Norse language
Declension
| Inflection of fornnordisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | fornnordisk | mer fornnordisk | mest fornnordisk |
| Neuter singular | fornnordiskt | mer fornnordiskt | mest fornnordiskt |
| Plural | fornnordiska | mer fornnordiska | mest fornnordiska |
| Masculine plural3 | fornnordiske | mer fornnordiska | mest fornnordiska |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | fornnordiske | mer fornnordiske | mest fornnordiske |
| All | fornnordiska | mer fornnordiska | mest fornnordiska |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
See also
- fornnordiska (“Old Norse”)
References
- fornnordisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fornnordisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)