arinn

See also: ærinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse arinn, whence also Danish arne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːrɪnː/

Noun

arinn m (genitive singular arins, nominative plural arnar)

  1. fireplace, hearth

Declension

Declension of arinn (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arinn arinninn arnar arnarnir
accusative arin arininn arna arnana
dative arni arninum örnum örnunum
genitive arins arinsins arna arnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚨᛉᛁᚾᚨᛉ (aʀinaʀ) (only attested in the accusative singular ᚨᛉᛁᚾᚨ (aʀina)), from a hypothetical Proto-Germanic *azinaz, derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“hearth, ashes”). See also Gothic 𐌰𐌶𐌲𐍉 (azgō), Proto-West Germanic *askā (“ash”).

Noun

arinn m

  1. a hearth, a fireplace
  2. hearthstone, elevated platform

Declension

Declension of arinn (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arinn arinninn arnar arnarnir
accusative arin arininn arna arnana
dative arni arninum ǫrnum ǫrnunum
genitive arins arinsins arna arnanna

Derived terms

  • Arinbjǫrn
  • arinkjóll (“house”, literally “hearth-ship”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: arinn
  • Faroese: árin, árnur
  • Old Danish: arnæ
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åre
  • Old Swedish: arin, ærin
    • Swedish: ärne (dialectal)

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