gullinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gullinn, from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz (golden).

Adjective

gullinn (not comparable)

  1. golden

Declension

Positive forms of gullinn
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gullinn gullin gullið
accusative gullinn gullna
dative gullnum gullinni gullnu
genitive gullins gullinnar gullins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gullnir gullnar gullin
accusative gullna
dative gullnum
genitive gullinna
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gullni gullna gullna
acc/dat/gen gullna gullnu
plural (all-case) gullnu

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz. Akin to gull +‎ -inn.

Adjective

gullinn

  1. golden

Declension

Strong declension of gullinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gullinn gullin gullint
accusative gullnan gullna gullint
dative gullnum gullinni gullnu
genitive gullins gullinnar gullins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gullnir gullnar gullin
accusative gullna gullnar gullin
dative gullnum gullnum gullnum
genitive gullinna gullinna gullinna
Weak declension of gullinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gullni gullna gullna
accusative gullna gullnu gullna
dative gullna gullnu gullna
genitive gullna gullnu gullna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gullnu gullnu gullnu
accusative gullnu gullnu gullnu
dative gullnum gullnum gullnum
genitive gullnu gullnu gullnu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gullinn
  • Swedish: gyllene, gyllen-
  • Danish: gylden

Further reading

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