drottinn

See also: Drottinn and dróttinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dróttinn (“lord, leader”), from drótt (“people, tribe, nation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɔhtɪn/

  Rhymes: -ɔhtɪn

Noun

drottinn m (genitive singular drottins, nominative plural drottnar)

1. lord, master, ruler
2. (often capitalized) the Lord, god, Christ

   Drottinn blessi þig. ― May the Lord bless you.

Declension

declension of drottinn

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	drottinn	drottinninn	drottnar	drottnarnir
accusative	drottin	drottininn	drottna	drottnana
dative	drottni	drottninum	drottnum	drottnunum
genitive	drottins	drottinsins	drottna	drottnanna

Derived terms

• ákalla drottinn
• deyja drottni sínum
• drauja sér til drottins
• drottinhollur (“loyal to one's master”)
• drottinhollusta
• drottinhugur
• drottinillur
• drottinlegur
• drottinn allsherjar
• drottinn almáttugur
• drottinn minn
• drottinn minn dýr, drottinn minn dýri
• drottinrækt
• drottinsaftann
• drottinsdagur
• drottinsdómur
• drottinseyru
• drottinsvik (“treason”)
• drottinsvikari
• drottinsviki
• drottinvald
• drottinvandur
• drottinvilji
• dýri drottinn
• hafa dagaskipti við Drottin (mainly of haymaking: to work on the Sabbath and rest on a weekday instead)
• sofna sætt í drottni
• vegsama drottin
• þetta gerðist löngu fyrir drottins minni

 

See also

• ríkir