ǫrn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "orn"

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arô, whence also Old English earn (English erne), Old Saxon arn.

Noun

ǫrn m (genitive arnar, dative erni, plural ernir)

  1. eagle

Declension

Declension of ǫrn (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ǫrn ǫrninn ernir ernirnir
accusative ǫrn ǫrninn ǫrnu ǫrnuna
dative erni erninum ǫrnum ǫrnunum
genitive arnar arnarins arna arnanna
  • ᛅᚱᚾᛁ (arni /⁠ęrni⁠/) — dative singular, Runic form

Derived terms

  • Arnhǫfði (“Odin”, literally “eagle-headed one”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: örn
  • Faroese: ørn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ørn
  • Elfdalian: örn
  • Old Swedish: ørn
  • Old Danish: ørn
  • Gutnish: ann, örn
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