tiginn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tiginn.

Adjective

tiginn (comparative tignari, superlative tignastur)

1. noble, highborn, aristocratic

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tiginn	tigin	tigið
accusative	tiginn	tigna	tigið
dative	tignum	tiginni	tignu
genitive	tigins	tiginnar	tigins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignir	tignar	tigin
accusative	tigna	tignar	tigin
dative	tignum	tignum	tignum
genitive	tiginna	tiginna	tiginna

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tigni	tigna	tigna
accusative	tigna	tignu	tigna
dative	tigna	tignu	tigna
genitive	tigna	tignu	tigna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignu	tignu	tignu
accusative	tignu	tignu	tignu
dative	tignu	tignu	tignu
genitive	tignu	tignu	tignu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignari	tignari	tignara
accusative	tignari	tignari	tignara
dative	tignari	tignari	tignara
genitive	tignari	tignari	tignara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignari	tignari	tignari
accusative	tignari	tignari	tignari
dative	tignari	tignari	tignari
genitive	tignari	tignari	tignari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignastur	tignust	tignast
accusative	tignastan	tignasta	tignast
dative	tignustum	tignastri	tignustu
genitive	tignasts	tignastrar	tignasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignastir	tignastar	tignust
accusative	tignasta	tignastar	tignust
dative	tignustum	tignustum	tignustum
genitive	tignastra	tignastra	tignastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignasti	tignasta	tignasta
accusative	tignasta	tignustu	tignasta
dative	tignasta	tignustu	tignasta
genitive	tignasta	tignustu	tignasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignustu	tignustu	tignustu
accusative	tignustu	tignustu	tignustu
dative	tignustu	tignustu	tignustu
genitive	tignustu	tignustu	tignustu

Old Norse

Etymology

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Adjective

tiginn (comparative tignari, superlative tignastr)

1. highborn

Declension

    Strong declension of tiginn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tiginn	tigin	tigit
accusative	tignan	tigna	tigit
dative	tignum	tiginni	tignu
genitive	tigins	tiginnar	tigins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignir	tignar	tigin
accusative	tigna	tignar	tigin
dative	tignum	tignum	tignum
genitive	tiginna	tiginna	tiginna

    Weak declension of tiginn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tigni	tigna	tigna
accusative	tigna	tignu	tigna
dative	tigna	tignu	tigna
genitive	tigna	tignu	tigna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignu	tignu	tignu
accusative	tignu	tignu	tignu
dative	tignum	tignum	tignum
genitive	tignu	tignu	tignu

    Declension of comparative of tiginn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignari	tignari	tignara
accusative	tignara	tignari	tignara
dative	tignara	tignari	tignara
genitive	tignara	tignari	tignara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignari	tignari	tignari
accusative	tignari	tignari	tignari
dative	tignurum	tignurum	tignurum
genitive	tignari	tignari	tignari

    Strong declension of superlative of tiginn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignastr	tignust	tignast
accusative	tignastan	tignasta	tignast
dative	tignustum	tignastri	tignustu
genitive	tignasts	tignastrar	tignasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignastir	tignastar	tignust
accusative	tignasta	tignastar	tignust
dative	tignustum	tignustum	tignustum
genitive	tignastra	tignastra	tignastra

    Weak declension of superlative of tiginn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignasti	tignasta	tignasta
accusative	tignasta	tignustu	tignasta
dative	tignasta	tignustu	tignasta
genitive	tignasta	tignustu	tignasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tignustu	tignustu	tignustu
accusative	tignustu	tignustu	tignustu
dative	tignustum	tignustum	tignustum
genitive	tignustu	tignustu	tignustu

Derived terms

• tiginborinn
• tiginleikr m
• tiginmannligr
• útiginn

Related terms

• tign f
• tigna

Descendants

• Icelandic: tiginn

Noun

tiginn

1. definite accusative singular of tigr

References

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