innri

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally a comparative form of the adverb inn. Compare Old English innera. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en (“in”).

Adjective

innri (superlative innstr)

  1. inner, interior, internal
    Antonym: ýtri
    fara hit innra
    to go by the inner road

Inflection

Comparative declension of innri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative innri innri innra
accusative innra innri innra
dative innra innri innra
genitive innra innri innra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative innri innri innri
accusative innri innri innri
dative innrum innrum innrum
genitive innri innri innri

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: indre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: indre
  • Swedish: inre
  • Danish: indre

Further reading

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