reynir
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreiːnɪr/
- Rhymes: -eiːnɪr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse reynir (“rowan”).
Noun
reynir m (genitive singular reynis, no plural)
- rowan, mountain ash
Declension
declension of reynir
m-s1 | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | reynir | reynirinn |
accusative | reyni | reyninn |
dative | reyni | reyninum |
genitive | reynis | reynisins |
Verb
reynir
- second-person singular active present indicative of reyna
- third-person singular active present indicative of reyna
- second-person singular active present subjunctive of reyna
Old Norse
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).
Noun
reynir m (genitive reynis)
- rowan tree
Declension
Declension of reynir (strong ija-stem)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | reynir | reynirinn | reynar | reynarnir |
accusative | reyni | reyninn | reyna | reynana |
dative | reyni | reyninum | reynum | reynunum |
genitive | reynis | reynisins | reyna | reynanna |
Derived terms
- reynilundr m (“rowan grove”)
- reynirunnr m (“rowan tree”)
- reyniviðr m (“rowan wood”)
- reynivǫndr m (“a wand from a rowan tree”)
Descendants
Exactly what variation of the word the various descendants are descended from, is somewhat unclear.
- → English: rowan
- Icelandic: reynir
- Norwegian Nynorsk: raun (obsolete); rogn
- Norwegian Bokmål: rogn
- Danish: røn
- Westrobothnian: röin, reon
References
- reynir in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
reynir
- second-person singular present indicative of reyna
- third-person singular present indicative of reyna
- second-person singular present subjunctive of reyna