loðinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse loðinn, past participle of a verb derived from Proto-Germanic *leudaną. Compare Old English lēodan (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔːðɪn(ː)/

Adjective

loðinn (comparative loðnari, superlative loðnastur)

  1. hairy, furry

Declension

Positive forms of loðinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðinn loðin loðið
accusative loðinn loðna
dative loðnum loðinni loðnu
genitive loðins loðinnar loðins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðnir loðnar loðin
accusative loðna
dative loðnum
genitive loðinna
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðni loðna loðna
acc/dat/gen loðna loðnu
plural (all-case) loðnu
Comparative forms of loðinn
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) loðnari loðnari loðnara
plural (all-case) loðnari
Superlative forms of loðinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðnastur loðnust loðnast
accusative loðnastan loðnasta
dative loðnustum loðnastri loðnustu
genitive loðnasts loðnastrar loðnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðnastir loðnastar loðnust
accusative loðnasta
dative loðnustum
genitive loðnastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðnasti loðnasta loðnasta
acc/dat/gen loðnasta loðnustu
plural (all-case) loðnustu

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

Past participle of a verb derived from Proto-Germanic *leudaną. Compare Old English lēodan (“to grow”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow; people”), whence also Old Norse lýðr (“people”).

Adjective

loðinn (comparative loðnari, superlative loðnastr)

  1. hairy, shaggy, woolly
    ær loðnar ok lembdar
    ewes in fleece and with lamb
  2. covered with thick grass

Declension

Strong declension of loðinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðinn loðin loðit
accusative loðnan loðna loðit
dative loðnum loðinni loðnu
genitive loðins loðinnar loðins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðnir loðnar loðin
accusative loðna loðnar loðin
dative loðnum loðnum loðnum
genitive loðinna loðinna loðinna
Weak declension of loðinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðni loðna loðna
accusative loðna loðnu loðna
dative loðna loðnu loðna
genitive loðna loðnu loðna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðnu loðnu loðnu
accusative loðnu loðnu loðnu
dative loðnum loðnum loðnum
genitive loðnu loðnu loðnu
Declension of comparative of loðinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðnari loðnari loðnara
accusative loðnara loðnari loðnara
dative loðnara loðnari loðnara
genitive loðnara loðnari loðnara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðnari loðnari loðnari
accusative loðnari loðnari loðnari
dative loðnurum loðnurum loðnurum
genitive loðnari loðnari loðnari
Strong declension of superlative of loðinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðnastr loðnust loðnast
accusative loðnastan loðnasta loðnast
dative loðnustum loðnastri loðnustu
genitive loðnasts loðnastrar loðnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðnastir loðnastar loðnust
accusative loðnasta loðnastar loðnust
dative loðnustum loðnustum loðnustum
genitive loðnastra loðnastra loðnastra
Weak declension of superlative of loðinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðnasti loðnasta loðnasta
accusative loðnasta loðnustu loðnasta
dative loðnasta loðnustu loðnasta
genitive loðnasta loðnustu loðnasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative loðnustu loðnustu loðnustu
accusative loðnustu loðnustu loðnustu
dative loðnustum loðnustum loðnustum
genitive loðnustu loðnustu loðnustu
  • loðbrók f (“shaggy breeks”)
  • loði m (“fur cloak”)
  • loðinhǫfði m (“shaggy head”)
  • loðinkinni m (“shaggy cheek”)
  • loðkápa f (“fur cloak”)
  • loðolpa f (“a large fur doublet”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: loðinn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lòden
  • Swedish: luden
  • Danish: lodden

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “loðinn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 277; also available at the Internet Archive
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