Hveðn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Hveðn, perhaps from a Proto-Germanic *Hwaþnijō, related to Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌸𐍉 (ƕaþō, “foam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʷɛðn/, /kʰvɛðn/

Proper noun

Hveðn f

1. Ven (a Swedish island between Scania and Zealand)

Declension

declension of Hveðn

f-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Hveðn
accusative	Hveðn
dative	Hveðn
genitive	Hveðnar

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)