kunnigr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kunþīgaz, equivalent to kunnr (“to know”) +‎ -igr.

Adjective

kunnigr

  1. known
  2. versed in magic arts Synonym: fjǫlkunnigr

Declension

Strong declension of kunnigr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kunnigr kunnig kunnigt
accusative kunnigan kunniga kunnigt
dative kunnigum kunnigri kunnigu
genitive kunnigs kunnigrar kunnigs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kunnigir kunnigar kunnig
accusative kunniga kunnigar kunnig
dative kunnigum kunnigum kunnigum
genitive kunnigra kunnigra kunnigra
Weak declension of kunnigr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kunnigi kunniga kunniga
accusative kunniga kunnigu kunniga
dative kunniga kunnigu kunniga
genitive kunniga kunnigu kunniga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kunnigu kunnigu kunnigu
accusative kunnigu kunnigu kunnigu
dative kunnigum kunnigum kunnigum
genitive kunnigu kunnigu kunnigu
Comparative declension of kunnigr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kunnigri kunnigri kunnigra
accusative kunnigra kunnigri kunnigra
dative kunnigra kunnigri kunnigra
genitive kunnigra kunnigri kunnigra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kunnigri kunnigri kunnigri
accusative kunnigri kunnigri kunnigri
dative kunnigrum kunnigrum kunnigrum
genitive kunnigri kunnigri kunnigri

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kunnig
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kunnig
  • Swedish: kunnig

Further reading

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