reginkunnr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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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

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reginkunnr

  1. sprung from the gods; of divine origin

Declension

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References

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