dróttning

See also: drottning

Old Norse

Etymology

From dróttinn +‎ -ing.

Noun

dróttning f

  1. a mistress
  2. a queen
  3. a princess

Declension

Declension of dróttning (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dróttning dróttningin dróttningar dróttningarnar
accusative dróttning dróttningina dróttningar dróttningarnar
dative dróttningu dróttningunni dróttningum dróttningunum
genitive dróttningar dróttningarinnar dróttninga dróttninganna

Derived terms

  • dróttningardómr m (“queen-hood”)
  • dróttningarefni n (“a future queen”)
  • dróttningarnafn n (“the title of a queen”)
  • dróttningligr (“queenly”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dróttning, drottning
  • Faroese: drotning
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: drottning, dronning
  • Swedish: drottning
  • Danish: dronning

Further reading

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