reynir

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreiːnɪr/
• Rhymes: -eiːnɪr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reynir (“rowan”).

Noun

reynir m (genitive singular reynis, no plural)

1. rowan, mountain ash

Declension

declension of reynir

m-s1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	reynir	reynirinn
accusative	reyni	reyninn
dative	reyni	reyninum
genitive	reynis	reynisins

Etymology 2

Verb

reynir

1. second-person singular active present indicative of reyna
2. third-person singular active present indicative of reyna
3. second-person singular active present subjunctive of reyna

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).

Noun

reynir m (genitive reynis)

1. rowan tree

Declension

  Declension of reynir (strong ija-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reynir	reynirinn	reynar	reynarnir
accusative	reyni	reyninn	reyna	reynana
dative	reyni	reyninum	reynum	reynunum
genitive	reynis	reynisins	reyna	reynanna

Derived terms

• reynilundr m (“rowan grove”)
• reynirunnr m (“rowan tree”)
• reyniviðr m (“rowan wood”)
• reynivǫndr m (“a wand from a rowan tree”)

Descendants

Exactly what variation of the word the various descendants are descended from, is somewhat unclear.

• Icelandic: reynir
• Norwegian Nynorsk: raun, rogn; (dialectal) røyne
• Norwegian Bokmål: rogn
• Danish: røn
• Swedish: rönn
• → Middle English: ron, rone
  • English: rowan

References

• “reynir”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

From Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᚢᚾᛁᛃᚨᛉ (raunijaʀ, “tester”), equivalent to reyna (“to test, to try”) +‎ -ir.

Noun

reynir m (genitive reynis)

2. (poetic) tester
3. (poetic) friend

Declension

  Declension of reynir (strong ija-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reynir	reynirinn	reynar	reynarnir
accusative	reyni	reyninn	reyna	reynana
dative	reyni	reyninum	reynum	reynunum
genitive	reynis	reynisins	reyna	reynanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: reynir

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

reynir

1. second-person singular present indicative of reyna
2. third-person singular present indicative of reyna
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of reyna