norrœna

Old Norse

Etymology

From norrœnn, itself from norðrœnn from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz.

Adjective

norrœna

  1. inflection of norrœnn
    1. indefinite singular feminine accusative of norrœnn
    2. indefinite plural masculine accusative of norrœnn
    3. definite singular masculine oblique of norrœnn
    4. definite singular feminine nominative of norrœnn
    5. definite singular neuter of norrœnn

Noun

norrœna f (genitive norrœnu)

  1. the Norse (Norwegian) tongue (language)

Declension

Declension of norrœna (weak ōn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative norrœna norrœnan
accusative norrœnu norrœnuna
dative norrœnu norrœnunni
genitive norrœnu norrœnunnar

Descendants

  • Icelandic: norræna

Verb

norrœna

  1. to render into Norse

Conjugation

Conjugation of norrœna — active (weak class 2)
infinitive norrœna
present participle norrœnandi
past participle norrœnaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular norrœna norrœnaða norrœna norrœnaða
2nd person singular norrœnar norrœnaðir norrœnir norrœnaðir
3rd person singular norrœnar norrœnaði norrœni norrœnaði
1st person plural norrœnum norrœnuðum norrœnim norrœnaðim
2nd person plural norrœnið norrœnuðuð norrœnið norrœnaðið
3rd person plural norrœna norrœnuðu norrœni norrœnaði
imperative present
2nd person singular norrœna
1st person plural norrœnum
2nd person plural norrœnið
Conjugation of norrœna — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive norrœnask
present participle norrœnandisk
past participle norrœnazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular norrœnumk norrœnuðumk norrœnumk norrœnuðumk
2nd person singular norrœnask norrœnaðisk norrœnisk norrœnaðisk
3rd person singular norrœnask norrœnaðisk norrœnisk norrœnaðisk
1st person plural norrœnumsk norrœnuðumsk norrœnimsk norrœnaðimsk
2nd person plural norrœnizk norrœnuðuzk norrœnizk norrœnaðizk
3rd person plural norrœnask norrœnuðusk norrœnisk norrœnaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular norrœnask
1st person plural norrœnumsk
2nd person plural norrœnizk

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “norrœna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 315; also available at the Internet Archive