reginkunnr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᚲᚢᛞᛟ (raginakudo), equivalent to regin (the gods) +‎ -kundr (born, originating), from Proto-Germanic *kundaz (born (of)). Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (himinakunds, born of heaven, heavenly) and Old English godcund (divine, from God).

Adjective[edit]

reginkunnr

  1. sprung from the gods; of divine origin

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press