hreinn

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /r̥ei.tn̩/ Rhymes: -eitn Homophone: Hreinn === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse hreinn, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz. ==== Adjective ==== hreinn (comparative hreinni, superlative hreinastur) clean Antonyms: óhreinn, skítugur hreinn skyr ― plain skyr pure (slang, figuratively) virgin ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== hreinleiki hreinn sveinn (“male virgin”) hrein mey (“female virgin”) hreinlega ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old Norse hreinn n. ==== Noun ==== hreinn m (genitive singular hreins, nominative plural hreinar) (male) reindeer ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== hreindýr == Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === 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) reindeer Synonym: hreindýri ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== hreinbjalbi m hreindýri n hreinstaka f ===== 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”, 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) clean bright clear pure, sincere ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== 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”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive