hreinn

See also: Hreinn

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /r̥eitn/
  • Rhymes: -eitn
  • Homophone: Hreinn

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hreinn, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.

Adjective

hreinn (comparative hreinni, superlative hreinastur)

  1. clean
    Antonyms: óhreinn, skítugur
    hreinn skyr ― plain skyr
  2. pure
  3. (slang, figuratively) virgin
    Ertu ennþá hreinn?
    Are you still a virgin? (referring to a man)
    Ertu ennþá hrein?
    Are you still a virgin? (referring to a woman)
Declension
Positive forms of hreinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinn hrein hreint
accusative hreinan hreina
dative hreinum hreinni hreinu
genitive hreins hreinnar hreins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinir hreinar hrein
accusative hreina
dative hreinum
genitive hreinna
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreini hreina hreina
acc/dat/gen hreina hreinu
plural (all-case) hreinu
Comparative forms of hreinn
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) hreinni hreinni hreinna
plural (all-case) hreinni
Superlative forms of hreinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinastur hreinust hreinast
accusative hreinastan hreinasta
dative hreinustum hreinastri hreinustu
genitive hreinasts hreinastrar hreinasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinastir hreinastar hreinust
accusative hreinasta
dative hreinustum
genitive hreinastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hreinasti hreinasta hreinasta
acc/dat/gen hreinasta hreinustu
plural (all-case) hreinustu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Germanic *hrainaz
    Old Norse hreinn
    Icelandic hreinn

    Inherited from Old Norse hreinn n.

    Noun

    hreinn m (genitive singular hreins, nominative plural hreinar)

    1. (male) reindeer
    Declension
    Declension of hreinn (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

    Old Norse

    Etymology 1

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Germanic *hrainaz
    Old Norse hreinn

    Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrainaz, most likely derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂-s (“horn”). Akin to German Ren (“reindeer”) and Old English hrān (“reindeer”).

    Noun

    hreinn m (genitive hreins, plural hreinar)

    2. reindeer
      Synonym: hreindýri
    Declension
    Declension of hreinn (strong a-stem)
    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
    Descendants
    • Icelandic: hreinn
    • Faroese: rein-, (reindýr, reindjór)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: rein
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: rein
    • Old Swedish: rēn
    • Danish: ren
    • → Old English: hrān
    • → German: Ren

    Further reading

    • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hreinn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 208; also available at the Internet Archive

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.

    Adjective

    hreinn (comparative hreinni, superlative hreinstr)

    2. clean
    3. bright
    4. clear
    5. pure, sincere
    Declension
    Strong declension of hreinn
    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 of hreinn
    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 of hreinn
    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 of hreinn
    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 of hreinn
    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”)
    Descendants

    Further reading

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