reynir

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈreiːnɪr/
  • Rhymes: -eiːnɪr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reynir (“rowan”).

Noun

reynir m (genitive singular reynis, no plural)

  1. rowan, mountain ash
Declension
declension of reynir
m-s1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative reynir reynirinn
accusative reyni reyninn
dative reyni reyninum
genitive reynis reynisins

Verb

reynir

  1. second-person singular active present indicative of reyna
  2. third-person singular active present indicative of reyna
  3. second-person singular active present subjunctive of reyna

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).

Noun

reynir m (genitive reynis)

  1. rowan tree
Declension
  Declension of reynir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative reynir reynirinn reynar reynarnir
accusative reyni reyninn reyna reynana
dative reyni reyninum reynum reynunum
genitive reynis reynisins reyna reynanna
Derived terms
  • reynilundr m (“rowan grove”)
  • reynirunnr m (“rowan tree”)
  • reyniviðr m (“rowan wood”)
  • reynivǫndr m (“a wand from a rowan tree”)
Descendants

Exactly what variation of the word the various descendants are descended from, is somewhat unclear.

References
  • reynir in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

reynir

  1. second-person singular present indicative of reyna
  2. third-person singular present indicative of reyna
  3. second-person singular present subjunctive of reyna
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