birkinn
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *birkīnaz (“birchen”), whence also English birchen.
Adjective[edit]
birkinn (not comparable)
Usage notes[edit]
Only in birkinn viðr (birkiviðr).
Declension[edit]
Strong declension of birkinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | birkinn | birkin | birkit |
| accusative | birkinn | birkna | birkit |
| dative | birknum | birkinni | birknu |
| genitive | birkins | birkinnar | birkins |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | birknir | birknar | birkin |
| accusative | birkna | birknar | birkin |
| dative | birknum | birknum | birknum |
| genitive | birkinna | birkinna | birkinna |
Weak declension of birkinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | birkni | birkna | birkna |
| accusative | birkna | birknu | birkna |
| dative | birkna | birknu | birkna |
| genitive | birkna | birknu | birkna |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | birknu | birknu | birknu |
| accusative | birknu | birknu | birknu |
| dative | birknum | birknum | birknum |
| genitive | birknu | birknu | birknu |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “birkinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press