öðlingur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫðlingr, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”).

Noun

öðlingur m (genitive singular öðlings, nominative plural öðlingar)

1. generous person

Declension

Declension of öðlingur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	öðlingur	öðlingurinn	öðlingar	öðlingarnir
accusative	öðling	öðlinginn	öðlinga	öðlingana
dative	öðlingi	öðlingnum	öðlingum	öðlingunum
genitive	öðlings	öðlingsins	öðlinga	öðlinganna

Further reading

• “öðlingur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)