innherji
Icelandic
Etymology
From inn (“inside”) + -herji (“a man that is a part of a team (or military unit)”), from herja (“make war”), from her (“military”).
Noun
innherji m (genitive singular innherja, nominative plural innherjar)
- insider (person who has special knowledge of the inner workings of a company or other organization)
- (soccer, dated) an inside forward (including the inside left and inside right) [1930s–1970s]
Declension
declension of innherji
| m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | innherji | innherjinn | innherjar | innherjarnir |
| accusative | innherja | innherjann | innherja | innherjana |
| dative | innherja | innherjanum | innherjum | innherjunum |
| genitive | innherja | innherjans | innherja | innherjanna |
Derived terms
- innherjaviðskipti (“insider trading”)
Related terms
- útherji (“an outside-forward in soccer”)
Further reading
- “innherji” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)