sveinur

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse sveinn, from Proto-Germanic *swaina-, *swainaz (relative, young man, servant), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (oneself; aside, separate, apart), thus properly one's own.

Other reflexes of PG *swainaz include Old English swān (modern English swain), Old High German swein.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sveinur m (genitive singular sveins, plural sveinar)

  1. little boy
  2. old boy, bachelor
  3. servant, lackey
  4. journeyman, a tradesman or craftsman who has completed an apprenticeship

Declension[edit]

Declension of sveinur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sveinur sveinurin sveinar sveinarnir
accusative svein sveinin sveinar sveinarnar
dative sveini sveininum sveinum sveinunum
genitive sveins sveinsins sveina sveinanna

Derived terms[edit]