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”)
References[edit]
- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)