niðr – Old Norse noun declension

Old Norse noun forms of niðr

Noun: niðr
Gender: m

Nominative

Sg. Indef.niðr
Sg. Def.niðrinn
Pl. Indef.niðjar
Pl. Def.niðjarnir

Genitive

Sg. Indef.niðs
Sg. Def.niðsins
Pl. Indef.niðja
Pl. Def.niðjanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.nið
Sg. Def.niðinum
Pl. Indef.niðjum
Pl. Def.niðjunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.nið
Sg. Def.niðinn
Pl. Indef.niðja
Pl. Def.niðjana

Sample Sentences

  • Ok Vísburs / vilja byrði
  • sævar niðr / svelga knátti
  • And the kinsman of the sea [FIRE] / was able to swallow
  • the ship of will [BREAST] / of Vísburr [9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 4]
  • iðja várra niðja (the profession of our ancestors)

Nouns inflected like niðr

væringr, niðr,

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niþjaz, cognate with Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niþjis). See: Gothic Nouns '𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃'.

Verbs referencing "niðr"

Icelandic Nouns niður, Icelandic Nouns niðji.

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