yfirdróttning

Old Norse

Etymology

From yfir- (“over-”) +‎ dróttning (“queen”). The latter being from dróttinn +‎ -ing.

Noun

yfirdróttning f (genitive yfirdróttningar, dative yfirdróttningu)

  1. sovereign queen

Declension

Declension of yfirdróttning (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative yfirdróttning yfirdróttningin yfirdróttningar yfirdróttningarnar
accusative yfirdróttning yfirdróttningina yfirdróttningar yfirdróttningarnar
dative yfirdróttningunni yfirdróttninguinni yfirdróttningum yfirdróttningunum
genitive yfirdróttningar yfirdróttningarinnar yfirdróttninga yfirdróttninganna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “yfirdróttning”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 504; also available at the Internet Archive
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