þénari

Old Norse

Etymology

From þéna (“to serve”) +‎ -ari.

Noun

þénari m

  1. servant

Conjugation

Declension of þénari (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þénari þénarinn þénarar þénararnir
accusative þénara þénarann þénara þénarana
dative þénara þénaranum þénurum þénurunum
genitive þénara þénarans þénara þénaranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þénari
  • Faroese: tænari
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tenar
  • Swedish: tjänare c
  • Danish: tjener c

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þénari”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 510; also available at the Internet Archive
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