fornhaldinn

Old Norse

Etymology

forn (ancient) +‎ haldinn (held), past participle of halda (hold).

Adjective

fornhaldinn

  1. time-honoured; held since ancient times

Declension

Strong declension of fornhaldinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornhaldinn fornhaldin fornhaldit
accusative fornhaldinn fornhaldna fornhaldit
dative fornhǫldnum fornhaldinni fornhǫldnu
genitive fornhaldins fornhaldinnar fornhaldins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornhaldnir fornhaldnar fornhaldin
accusative fornhaldna fornhaldnar fornhaldin
dative fornhǫldnum fornhǫldnum fornhǫldnum
genitive fornhaldinna fornhaldinna fornhaldinna
Weak declension of fornhaldinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornhaldni fornhaldna fornhaldna
accusative fornhaldna fornhǫldnu fornhaldna
dative fornhaldna fornhǫldnu fornhaldna
genitive fornhaldna fornhǫldnu fornhaldna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornhǫldnu fornhǫldnu fornhǫldnu
accusative fornhǫldnu fornhǫldnu fornhǫldnu
dative fornhǫldnum fornhǫldnum fornhǫldnum
genitive fornhǫldnu fornhǫldnu fornhǫldnu

Further reading

  • Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “fornhaldinn”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press