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

m-s1	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)