innherji

Icelandic

Etymology

From inn (“inside”) +‎ -herji (“a man that is a part of a team (or military unit)”), from herja (“make war”), from her (“military”).

Noun

innherji m (genitive singular innherja, nominative plural innherjar)

1. insider (person who has special knowledge of the inner workings of a company or other organization)
2. (soccer, dated) an inside forward (including the inside left and inside right) [1930s–1970s]

Declension

declension of innherji

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	innherji	innherjinn	innherjar	innherjarnir
accusative	innherja	innherjann	innherja	innherjana
dative	innherja	innherjanum	innherjum	innherjunum
genitive	innherja	innherjans	innherja	innherjanna

Derived terms

• innherjaviðskipti (“insider trading”)

Related terms

• útherji (“an outside-forward in soccer”)

Further reading

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