arinn

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse arinn, whence also Danish arne.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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arinn m (genitive singular arins, nominative plural arnar)

  1. fireplace, hearth

Declension

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    Declension of arinn
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arinn arinninn arnar arnarnir
accusative arin arininn arna arnana
dative arni arninum örnum örnunum
genitive arins arinsins arna arnanna

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Norse ᚨᛉᛁᚾᚨᛉ (aʀinaʀ) (only attested in the accusative singular ᚨᛉᛁᚾᚨ (aʀina)), from a hypothetical Proto-Germanic *azinaz, derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (hearth, ashes). See also Gothic 𐌰𐌶𐌲𐍉 (azgō), Proto-West Germanic *askā (ash).

Noun

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arinn m

  1. a hearth, a fireplace
  2. an elevated platform

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • arinkjóll (house, literally hearth-ship)

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: arinn
  • Faroese: árin, árnur
  • Old Danish: arnæ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åre
  • Old Swedish: arin, ærin
    • Swedish: ärne (dialectal)

References

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