óminnishegri

Icelandic

Etymology

From the poem Hávamál, where the term personified alcohol intoxication. Composed of óminni (“amnesia”) +‎ hegri (“heron”).

Noun

óminnishegri m (genitive singular óminnishegra, nominative plural óminnishegrar)

  1. the personification of severe alcohol intoxication; blackout drunkness
    • 2007 June 24, Morgunblaðið‎[1]:
      Tveir voru látnir sofa úr sér óminnishegrann í kjölfar þess að þeir voru teknir grunaðir um að hafa ekið undir áhrifum.
      Two were allowed to sleep off their blackout drunkenness in the wake of being arrested and suspected of having driven under the influence.
  2. the personification of amnesia
    • 2018 October 30, Morgunblaðið‎[2]:
      Lagt til atlögu við óminnishegrann á endurhæfingardeild
      Tackling amnesia in the rehabilitation ward

Declension

Declension of óminnishegri (masculine, based on hegri)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative óminnishegri óminnishegrinn óminnishegrar óminnishegrarnir
accusative óminnishegra óminnishegrann óminnishegra óminnishegrana
dative óminnishegra óminnishegranum óminnishegrum óminnishegrunum
genitive óminnishegra óminnishegrans óminnishegra óminnishegranna

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “óminnishegri”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
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