dróttnan

Old Norse

Etymology

From dróttna +‎ -an.

Noun

dróttnan f (genitive dróttnanar, plural dróttnanir)

  1. sway, rule

Declension

Declension of dróttnan (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dróttnan dróttnanin dróttnanir dróttnanirnar
accusative dróttnan dróttnanina dróttnanir dróttnanirnar
dative dróttnan dróttnaninni dróttnunum dróttnununum
genitive dróttnanar dróttnanarinnar dróttnana dróttnananna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dróttnan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 96; also available at the Internet Archive