Noun: hamingja
Gender: f
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | hamingja |
| Sg. Def. | hamingjan |
| Pl. Indef. | hamingjur |
| Pl. Def. | hamingjurnar |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | hamingju |
| Sg. Def. | hamingjunnar |
| Pl. Indef. | hamingja |
| Pl. Def. | hamingjanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | hamingju |
| Sg. Def. | hamingjunni |
| Pl. Indef. | hamingjum |
| Pl. Def. | hamingjunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | hamingju |
| Sg. Def. | hamingjuna |
| Pl. Indef. | hamingjur |
| Pl. Def. | hamingjurnar |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like hamingja
smiðja,
eimyrja,
þilja,
hamingja,
drápa,
ferja,
fiðla,
fylja,
gyðja,
lilja,
miðja,
beita,
beðja,
birna,
hinna,
hyrna,
nefna,
verja,
venja,
selja, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From an earlier *ham-gengja (“that which goes around in a case or wrapping”), composed of the same elements underlying hamr (“skin, shape”) + ganga (“to go, walk”) (see also gengi (“luck, help”)). Hamingjas were "shapewalker" guardian spirits in Norse mythology who would accompany people and determine their luck.
Verbs referencing "hamingja"
English Nouns
hamingja, Icelandic Nouns
hamingja.
Translations