steinn – Old Norse noun declension

Old Norse noun forms of steinn

Noun: steinn
Gender: m

Nominative

Sg. Indef.steinn
Sg. Def.steinninn
Pl. Indef.steinar
Pl. Def.steinarnir

Genitive

Sg. Indef.steins
Sg. Def.steinsins
Pl. Indef.steina
Pl. Def.steinanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.steini
Sg. Def.steininum
Pl. Indef.steinum
Pl. Def.steinunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.stein
Sg. Def.steininn
Pl. Indef.steina
Pl. Def.steinana

Sample Sentences

  • Barlaams Saga 169, in 1851, R. Keyser, C. R. Unger, Barlaams ok Josaphats saga. Christiania, page 167:
  • […] meistara a stein gullsmiða eða tresmiða eða annarra hagleiksmanna. […]
  • […] master of stone or goldsmith or carpenter or any other crasftsman, […]
  • Óláfs saga helga 46, in 1829, Þ. Guðmundsson, C. C. Rafn, Þ. Helgason, Fornmanna sögur, Volume IV. Copenhagen, page 75:
  • […] ok bitullinn var settr dýrum steinum.
  • […] and the bridle was inlaid with costly precious stones.
  • Hrafns saga 4, in 1858, J. Sigurðsson, G. Vigfússon, Biskupa sögur, Volume I. Copenhagen, page 644:
  • Ok síðan skar hann um endilangt með knífi, ok tók í brott tvo steina; […]
  • And then cut him wide open with a knife and took away two calculi; […]
  • Separate Saga of St. Olaf 112, in 1853, P. A. Munch, C. R. Unger, Saga Olafs konungs ens Helga. Christiania, page 124:
  • […] steint beði hvitom steini oc ravðum. […]
  • […] bed painted with white colour and red, […]
  • Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar 75, in 1835, F. Magnússon, C. C. Rafn, Fornmanna sögur, Volume X. Copenhagen, page 373:
  • […] oc valði sèr til bygþar æinn stein, […]
  • […] and chose a stone hermitage as an abode, […]

Etymology

1. From Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”). Cognate with Old English stān, Old Frisian stēn, Old Saxon stēn, Old High German stein, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains).
2. Ultimately from Pre-Germanic *stoyh₂nos, o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”). See: Gothic Nouns '𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃'.

Verbs referencing "steinn"

Norwegian Bokmål Nouns stein, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns stein, Old English Nouns stan, Danish Nouns sten, Swedish Nouns sten, Icelandic Nouns steinn, Faroese Nouns steinur, Gothic Nouns 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns steidn.

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