þengill
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See also: Þengill
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Formally as if from Proto-Norse *ᚦᚨᛜᚷᛁᛚᚨᛉ (*þaŋgilaʀ). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
þengill m (genitive þengils, plural þenglar)
Declension[edit]
Declension of þengill (strong a-stem)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | þengill | þengillinn | þenglar | þenglarnir |
accusative | þengil | þengilinn | þengla | þenglana |
dative | þengli | þenglinum | þenglum | þenglunum |
genitive | þengils | þengilsins | þengla | þenglanna |
Derived terms[edit]
- herþengill (“warrior king”)
- stólþengill (“emperor”, literally “throne-king”)
- yfirþengill (“overlord”)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
- “þengill” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen