hrafn
See also: Hrafn
Icelandic
Etymology
From the Old Norse hrafn (“a raven”), often spelled hramn, from the Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, cognates with English raven. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.
Pronunciation
Noun
hrafn m (genitive singular hrafns, nominative plural hrafnar)
Declension
Declension of hrafn | ||||
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m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hrafn | hrafninn | hrafnar | hrafnarnir |
accusative | hrafn | hrafninn | hrafna | hrafnana |
dative | hrafni | hrafninum | hröfnum | hröfnunum |
genitive | hrafns | hrafnsins | hrafna | hrafnanna |
Synonyms
- (a raven): krummi m
Derived terms
See also
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ (harabanaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-. Cognate with Old English hræfn (English raven), Old Frisian ravan (West Frisian raven), Old Saxon hravan, ravan (Low German Raav), Old Dutch ravo (Dutch raaf), Old High German raban (German Rabe). Compare also Latin corvus and Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax).
Pronunciation
Noun
hrafn m
Declension
Declension of hrafn (strong a-stem)
Synonyms
Descendants
- Icelandic: hrafn
- Faroese: ravnur
- Norwegian:
- Old Swedish: ramn, rampn
- Swedish: ramn (dialectal)
- Old Danish: rafn
- Danish: ravn
References
- “hrafn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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