heiðinn
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
heiðinn (feminine heiðin, neuter heiðið)
Inflection edit
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heiðinn | heiðin | heiðið |
| accusative | heiðinn | heiðna | heiðið |
| dative | heiðnum | heiðinni | heiðnu |
| genitive | heiðins | heiðinnar | heiðins |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heiðnir | heiðnar | heiðin |
| accusative | heiðna | heiðnar | heiðin |
| dative | heiðnum | heiðnum | heiðnum |
| genitive | heiðinna | heiðinna | heiðinna |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heiðni | heiðna | heiðna |
| accusative | heiðna | heiðnu | heiðna |
| dative | heiðna | heiðnu | heiðna |
| genitive | heiðna | heiðnu | heiðna |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heiðnu | heiðnu | heiðnu |
| accusative | heiðnu | heiðnu | heiðnu |
| dative | heiðnu | heiðnu | heiðnu |
| genitive | heiðnu | heiðnu | heiðnu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heiðnari | heiðnari | heiðnara |
| accusative | heiðnari | heiðnari | heiðnara |
| dative | heiðnari | heiðnari | heiðnara |
| genitive | heiðnari | heiðnari | heiðnara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heiðnari | heiðnari | heiðnari |
| accusative | heiðnari | heiðnari | heiðnari |
| dative | heiðnari | heiðnari | heiðnari |
| genitive | heiðnari | heiðnari | heiðnari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heiðnastur | heiðnust | heiðnast |
| accusative | heiðnastan | heiðnasta | heiðnast |
| dative | heiðnustum | heiðnastri | heiðnustu |
| genitive | heiðnasts | heiðnastrar | heiðnasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heiðnastir | heiðnastar | heiðnust |
| accusative | heiðnasta | heiðnastar | heiðnust |
| dative | heiðnustum | heiðnustum | heiðnustum |
| genitive | heiðnastra | heiðnastra | heiðnastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heiðnasti | heiðnasta | heiðnasta |
| accusative | heiðnasta | heiðnustu | heiðnasta |
| dative | heiðnasta | heiðnustu | heiðnasta |
| genitive | heiðnasta | heiðnustu | heiðnasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heiðnustu | heiðnustu | heiðnustu |
| accusative | heiðnustu | heiðnustu | heiðnustu |
| dative | heiðnustu | heiðnustu | heiðnustu |
| genitive | heiðnustu | heiðnustu | heiðnustu |
Derived terms edit
- heiðnir menn (“heathens”)
- heiðni f (“heathenism, the heathen country, the time of heathendom”)
- heiðin-dómur (“heathendom”)
- heiðingi m (“heathen, gentile”, noun)
- heiðinglegur (“heathen”, adjective)
- heiðnast (“to become heathen”)
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz, probably a specifically Christian use of the base of heiðr (“uncultivated land”). Compare Old English hæþen.
Adjective edit
heiðinn
Declension edit
Strong declension of heiðinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heiðinn | heiðin | heiðit |
| accusative | heiðnan | heiðna | heiðit |
| dative | heiðnum | heiðinni | heiðnu |
| genitive | heiðins | heiðinnar | heiðins |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heiðnir | heiðnar | heiðin |
| accusative | heiðna | heiðnar | heiðin |
| dative | heiðnum | heiðnum | heiðnum |
| genitive | heiðinna | heiðinna | heiðinna |
Weak declension of heiðinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heiðni | heiðna | heiðna |
| accusative | heiðna | heiðnu | heiðna |
| dative | heiðna | heiðnu | heiðna |
| genitive | heiðna | heiðnu | heiðna |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heiðnu | heiðnu | heiðnu |
| accusative | heiðnu | heiðnu | heiðnu |
| dative | heiðnum | heiðnum | heiðnum |
| genitive | heiðnu | heiðnu | heiðnu |
Declension of comparative of heiðinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heiðnari | heiðnari | heiðnara |
| accusative | heiðnara | heiðnari | heiðnara |
| dative | heiðnara | heiðnari | heiðnara |
| genitive | heiðnara | heiðnari | heiðnara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heiðnari | heiðnari | heiðnari |
| accusative | heiðnari | heiðnari | heiðnari |
| dative | heiðnurum | heiðnurum | heiðnurum |
| genitive | heiðnari | heiðnari | heiðnari |
Strong declension of superlative of heiðinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heiðnastr | heiðnust | heiðnast |
| accusative | heiðnastan | heiðnasta | heiðnast |
| dative | heiðnustum | heiðnastri | heiðnustu |
| genitive | heiðnasts | heiðnastrar | heiðnasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heiðnastir | heiðnastar | heiðnust |
| accusative | heiðnasta | heiðnastar | heiðnust |
| dative | heiðnustum | heiðnustum | heiðnustum |
| genitive | heiðnastra | heiðnastra | heiðnastra |
Weak declension of superlative of heiðinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heiðnasti | heiðnasta | heiðnasta |
| accusative | heiðnasta | heiðnustu | heiðnasta |
| dative | heiðnasta | heiðnustu | heiðnasta |
| genitive | heiðnasta | heiðnustu | heiðnasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heiðnustu | heiðnustu | heiðnustu |
| accusative | heiðnustu | heiðnustu | heiðnustu |
| dative | heiðnustum | heiðnustum | heiðnustum |
| genitive | heiðnustu | heiðnustu | heiðnustu |
References edit
- heiðinn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.