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hreinn

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /r̥ei.tn̩/
Rhymes:-eitn
Homophone:Hreinn

Etymology 1

FromOld Norsehreinn, fromProto-Germanic*hrainiz.

Adjective

hreinn (comparativehreinni,superlativehreinastur)

clean
Antonyms:óhreinn,skítugur
hreinnskyr ―plain skyr
pure
(slang, figuratively)virgin
Ertu ennþáhreinn?
Are you still avirgin? (referring to a man)
Ertu ennþáhrein?
Are you still avirgin? (referring to a woman)

Declension

Positive forms ofhreinn
strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hreinn	hrein	hreint
	accusative	hreinan	hreina	hreint
	dative	hreinum	hreinni	hreinu
	genitive	hreins	hreinnar	hreins

	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hreinir	hreinar	hrein
	accusative	hreina	hreinar	hrein
	dative	hreinum
	genitive	hreinna

weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hreini	hreina	hreina
	acc/dat/gen	hreina	hreinu	hreina
	plural (all-case)	hreinu

Comparative forms ofhreinn
weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	hreinni	hreinni	hreinna
	plural (all-case)	hreinni

Superlative forms ofhreinn
strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hreinastur	hreinust	hreinast
	accusative	hreinastan	hreinasta	hreinast
	dative	hreinustum	hreinastri	hreinustu
	genitive	hreinasts	hreinastrar	hreinasts

	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hreinastir	hreinastar	hreinust
	accusative	hreinasta	hreinastar	hreinust
	dative	hreinustum
	genitive	hreinastra

weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hreinasti	hreinasta	hreinasta
	acc/dat/gen	hreinasta	hreinustu	hreinasta
	plural (all-case)	hreinustu

Derived terms

hreinleiki
hreinn sveinn(“male virgin”)
hrein mey(“female virgin”)
hreinlega

Related terms

hreinsa

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic*hrainaz

Old Norsehreinn

Icelandichreinn

Inherited fromOld Norsehreinn n.

Noun

hreinn m (genitive singularhreins,nominative pluralhreinar)

(male)reindeer

Declension

Declension ofhreinn (masculine)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hreinn	hreinninn	hreinar	hreinarnir
accusative	hrein	hreininn	hreina	hreinana
dative	hreini	hreininum	hreinum	hreinunum
genitive	hreins	hreinsins	hreina	hreinanna

Derived terms

hreindýr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic*hrainaz

Old Norsehreinn

Inherited fromProto-Germanic*hrainaz, most likely derived fromProto-Indo-European*ḱérh₂-s(“horn”). Akin toGermanRen(“reindeer”) andOld Englishhrān(“reindeer”).

Noun

hreinn m (genitivehreins,pluralhreinar)

reindeer
Synonym:hreindýri

Declension

Declension ofhreinn (stronga-stem)
masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hreinn	hreinninn	hreinar	hreinarnir
accusative	hrein	hreininn	hreina	hreinana
dative	hreini	hreininum	hreinum	hreinunum
genitive	hreins	hreinsins	hreina	hreinanna

Derived terms

Descendants

Icelandic:hreinn
Faroese:rein-, (reindýr,reindjór)
Norwegian Nynorsk:rein
- → Norwegian Bokmål:rein
Old Swedish:rēn
- Swedish:ren
Danish:ren
→ Old English:hrān
→ German:Ren

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hreinn”, inA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page208; also available at theInternet Archive

Etymology 2

FromProto-Germanic*hrainiz.

Adjective

hreinn (comparativehreinni,superlativehreinstr)

Declension

Strong declension ofhreinn
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hreinn	hrein	hreint
accusative	hreinan	hreina	hreint
dative	hreinum	hreinni	hreinu
genitive	hreins	hreinnar	hreins

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hreinir	hreinar	hrein
accusative	hreina	hreinar	hrein
dative	hreinum	hreinum	hreinum
genitive	hreinna	hreinna	hreinna

Weak declension ofhreinn
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hreini	hreina	hreina
accusative	hreina	hreinu	hreina
dative	hreina	hreinu	hreina
genitive	hreina	hreinu	hreina

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hreinu	hreinu	hreinu
accusative	hreinu	hreinu	hreinu
dative	hreinum	hreinum	hreinum
genitive	hreinu	hreinu	hreinu

Declension of comparative ofhreinn
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hreinni	hreinni	hreinna
accusative	hreinna	hreinni	hreinna
dative	hreinna	hreinni	hreinna
genitive	hreinna	hreinni	hreinna

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hreinni	hreinni	hreinni
accusative	hreinni	hreinni	hreinni
dative	hreinnum	hreinnum	hreinnum
genitive	hreinni	hreinni	hreinni

Strong declension of superlative ofhreinn
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hreinstr	hreinst	hreinst
accusative	hreinstan	hreinsta	hreinst
dative	hreinstum	hreinstri	hreinstu
genitive	hreinsts	hreinstrar	hreinsts

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hreinstir	hreinstar	hreinst
accusative	hreinsta	hreinstar	hreinst
dative	hreinstum	hreinstum	hreinstum
genitive	hreinstra	hreinstra	hreinstra

Weak declension of superlative ofhreinn
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hreinsti	hreinsta	hreinsta
accusative	hreinsta	hreinstu	hreinsta
dative	hreinsta	hreinstu	hreinsta
genitive	hreinsta	hreinstu	hreinsta

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hreinstu	hreinstu	hreinstu
accusative	hreinstu	hreinstu	hreinstu
dative	hreinstum	hreinstum	hreinstum
genitive	hreinstu	hreinstu	hreinstu

Derived terms

hreinferði n(“purity”)
hreinferðugr(“pure, chaste”)
hreinhjartaðr(“pure of heart”)
hreinleikr m(“cleanliness; chastity”)
hreinlifnaðr m(“pure life”)
hreinliga(“cleanly”)
hreinligr(“clean, pure”)
hreinlyndr(“clean of heart”)
hreinlátr(“clean, chaste”)
hreinlæti n(“cleanness”)
hreinlífi n(“pure life”)
hreinlífr(“pure of life”)
hreinmannligr(“of a noble or manly bearing”)
óhreinn(“unclean”)

Related terms

hreinsa

Descendants

Icelandic:hreinn
Faroese:reinur
Norwegian Nynorsk:rein
- → Norwegian Bokmål:rein
Elfdalian:rien
Old Swedish:rēn
- Swedish:ren
Danish:ren
- Norwegian Bokmål:ren
Gutnish:rainar,rain

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hreinn”, inA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at theInternet Archive

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