landnám

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse landnám (“the taking of land, the unlawful holding of another's land, the settling of land”). Equivalent to land +‎ nám.

Noun

landnám n (genitive singular landnáms, no plural)

  1. settlement of Iceland in the 9th and 10th centuries
  2. (by extension) settlement of unoccupied land

Declension

Declension of landnám (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative landnám landnámið
accusative landnám landnámið
dative landnámi landnáminu
genitive landnáms landnámsins
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