heyrn
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse heyrn, from Proto-Germanic *hauzīniz, derived from *hauzijaną, whence heyra (“to hear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hei(r)t⁽ʰ⁾n/
- Rhymes: -eirtn
Noun
heyrn f (genitive singular heyrnar, nominative plural heyrnir)
- (uncountable) hearing (the ability to hear)
- (uncountable) hearing (the actual perception of sound)
- (countable) something heard
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heyrn | heyrnin | heyrnir | heyrnirnar |
| accusative | heyrn | heyrnina | heyrnir | heyrnirnar |
| dative | heyrn | heyrninni | heyrnum | heyrnunum |
| genitive | heyrnar | heyrnarinnar | heyrna | heyrnanna |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hauzīniz, from *hauzijaną. Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hauseins) is a cognate.
Noun
heyrn f
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heyrn | heyrnin | heyrnar | heyrnarnar |
| accusative | heyrn | heyrnina | heyrnar | heyrnarnar |
| dative | heyrn | heyrninni | heyrnum | heyrnunum |
| genitive | heyrnar | heyrnarinnar | heyrna | heyrnanna |
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “heyrn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
Welsh
Noun
heyrn m pl (not mutable)
- plural of haearn