heiðinn

Icelandic

Etymology

See hæþen. The Old Norse term is attested

Adjective

heiðinn (feminine heiðin, neuter heiðið)

  1. pagan, heathen

Derived terms

  • heiðnir menn "heathens"
  • heiðni f. "heathenism", "the heathen country", "the time of heathendom".
  • heiðin-dómr "heathendom".
  • heiðingi m. "heathen, gentile" n.
  • heiðingligr "heathen" a.
  • heiðnast "to become heathen"

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz. Compare Old English hæþen.

Adjective

heiðinn

  1. heathen, pagan

Declension

References

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