norrǿnn

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• norrœnn

Etymology

From norðrǿnn, from norðr (“north”) +‎ -ǿnn, corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz. Compare Old English norþerne, Old High German nordrōni.

Adjective

norrǿnn (not comparable)

1. northern
2. Norwegian

Usage notes

• In the medieval languages this word is never used to mean "Scandinavian", as it sometimes is today; it rather means "Norwegian", including residents of the Norwegian Atlantic colonies like Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Orkney.

Declension

Strong declension of norrǿnn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norrǿnn	norrǿn	norrǿnt
accusative	norrǿnan	norrǿna	norrǿnt
dative	norrǿnum	norrǿnni	norrǿnu
genitive	norrǿns	norrǿnnar	norrǿns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norrǿnir	norrǿnar	norrǿn
accusative	norrǿna	norrǿnar	norrǿn
dative	norrǿnum	norrǿnum	norrǿnum
genitive	norrǿnna	norrǿnna	norrǿnna

Weak declension of norrǿnn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norrǿni	norrǿna	norrǿna
accusative	norrǿna	norrǿnu	norrǿna
dative	norrǿna	norrǿnu	norrǿna
genitive	norrǿna	norrǿnu	norrǿna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norrǿnu	norrǿnu	norrǿnu
accusative	norrǿnu	norrǿnu	norrǿnu
dative	norrǿnum	norrǿnum	norrǿnum
genitive	norrǿnu	norrǿnu	norrǿnu

Descendants

• Icelandic: norrænn
• Faroese: norrønur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: norrøn
• Old Swedish: noren, noræn
  • Swedish: norrön
  • ⇒ Old Swedish: nornisker, norsker
    • Swedish: norsk, norska
• Old Danish: noræn
  • ⇒ Old Danish: nornst; norskæ pl
    • Danish: norsk, no. (abbreviation)
      • Norwegian Bokmål: norsk
• → Danish: norrøn (learned)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: norrøn
• ⇒ Middle Norwegian: nornskr m, nornst n (= nornskt)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: norsk