heyrn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse heyrn, from Proto-Germanic *hauzīniz, derived from *hauzijaną, whence heyra (“to hear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hei(r)t⁽ʰ⁾n/
• Rhymes: -eirtn

Noun

heyrn f (genitive singular heyrnar, nominative plural heyrnir)

1. (uncountable) hearing (the ability to hear)
2. (uncountable) hearing (the actual perception of sound)
3. (countable) something heard

Declension

Declension of heyrn (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heyrn	heyrnin	heyrnir	heyrnirnar
accusative	heyrn	heyrnina	heyrnir	heyrnirnar
dative	heyrn	heyrninni	heyrnum	heyrnunum
genitive	heyrnar	heyrnarinnar	heyrna	heyrnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hauzīniz, from *hauzijaną. Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hauseins) is a cognate.

Noun

heyrn f

1. hearing

Declension

Declension of heyrn (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heyrn	heyrnin	heyrnar	heyrnarnar
accusative	heyrn	heyrnina	heyrnar	heyrnarnar
dative	heyrn	heyrninni	heyrnum	heyrnunum
genitive	heyrnar	heyrnarinnar	heyrna	heyrnanna

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “heyrn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Welsh

Noun

heyrn m pl (not mutable)

1. plural of haearn