fornnordisk

Swedish

Etymology

From forn (“belonging to the (ancient) past”) +‎ nordisk (“Nordic”).

Adjective

fornnordisk (comparative mer fornnordisk, superlative mest fornnordisk)

1. relating to the distant past of the Nordic region, especially the Viking Age; Norse
2. relating to the Old Norse language

Declension

Inflection of fornnordisk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	fornnordisk	mer fornnordisk	mest fornnordisk
neuter singular	fornnordiskt	mer fornnordiskt	mest fornnordiskt
plural	fornnordiska	mer fornnordiska	mest fornnordiska
masculine plural2	fornnordiske	mer fornnordiska	mest fornnordiska
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	fornnordiske	mer fornnordiske	mest fornnordiske
all	fornnordiska	mer fornnordiska	mest fornnordiska

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

See also

• fornnordiska (“Old Norse”)

References

• fornnordisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fornnordisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)