drottinn

See also: Drottinn and dróttinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dróttinn (“lord, leader”), from drótt (“people, tribe, nation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɔhtɪn/

  Rhymes: -ɔhtɪn

Noun

drottinn m (genitive singular drottins, nominative plural drottnar)

1. lord, master, ruler
2. (often capitalized) the Lord, god, Christ

   Drottinn blessi þig. ― May the Lord bless you.

Declension

Declension of drottinn (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	drottinn	drottinninn	drottnar	drottnarnir
accusative	drottin	drottininn	drottna	drottnana
dative	drottni	drottninum	drottnum	drottnunum
genitive	drottins	drottinsins	drottna	drottnanna

Derived terms

• ákalla drottinn
• deyja drottni sínum
• drauja sér til drottins
• drottinhollur (“loyal to one's master”)
• drottinhollusta
• drottinhugur
• drottinillur
• drottinlegur
• drottinn allsherjar
• drottinn almáttugur
• drottinn minn
• drottinn minn dýr, drottinn minn dýri
• drottinrækt
• drottinsaftann
• drottinsdagur
• drottinsdómur
• drottinseyru
• drottinsvik (“treason”)
• drottinsvikari
• drottinsviki
• drottinvald
• drottinvandur
• drottinvilji
• dýri drottinn
• hafa dagaskipti við Drottin (“to work on the Sabbath and rest on a weekday instead”) (mainly of haymaking)
• sofna sætt í drottni
• vegsama drottin
• þetta gerðist löngu fyrir drottins minni

See also

• ríkir