sveinn

See also Sveinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sveinn.

Noun

sveinn m

1. boy, lad

Derived terms

• hreinn sveinn

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Old Norse

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *swaina-, *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *se- (“aside, separated, apart”), whence also Old English swān (modern English swain), Old High German swein.

Noun

sveinn m

1. boy, lad
2. servant, lackey

Descendants

Danish: svend c English swain Faroese: sveinur m Icelandic: sveinn m

Norwegian (bokmål): svein m Norwegian (nynorsk): svein m Swedish: sven c