loðinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse loðinn, past participle of a verb derived from Proto-Germanic *leudaną. Compare Old English lēodan (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːðɪn(ː)/

Adjective

loðinn (comparative loðnari, superlative loðnastur)

1. hairy, furry

Declension

Positive forms of loðinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	loðinn	loðin	loðið
	accusative	loðinn	loðna
	dative	loðnum	loðinni	loðnu
	genitive	loðins	loðinnar	loðins
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	loðnir	loðnar	loðin
	accusative	loðna
	dative	loðnum
	genitive	loðinna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	loðni	loðna	loðna
	acc/dat/gen	loðna	loðnu
	plural (all-case)	loðnu

Comparative forms of loðinn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	loðnari	loðnari	loðnara
	plural (all-case)	loðnari

Superlative forms of loðinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	loðnastur	loðnust	loðnast
	accusative	loðnastan	loðnasta
	dative	loðnustum	loðnastri	loðnustu
	genitive	loðnasts	loðnastrar	loðnasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	loðnastir	loðnastar	loðnust
	accusative	loðnasta
	dative	loðnustum
	genitive	loðnastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	loðnasti	loðnasta	loðnasta
	acc/dat/gen	loðnasta	loðnustu
	plural (all-case)	loðnustu

Derived terms

• loðna (“hairiness”)

Old Norse

Etymology

Past participle of a verb derived from Proto-Germanic *leudaną. Compare Old English lēodan (“to grow”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow; people”), whence also Old Norse lýðr (“people”).

Adjective

loðinn (comparative loðnari, superlative loðnastr)

1. hairy, shaggy, woolly

   ær loðnar ok lembdar

   ewes in fleece and with lamb

2. covered with thick grass

Declension

Strong declension of loðinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	loðinn	loðin	loðit
accusative	loðnan	loðna	loðit
dative	loðnum	loðinni	loðnu
genitive	loðins	loðinnar	loðins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	loðnir	loðnar	loðin
accusative	loðna	loðnar	loðin
dative	loðnum	loðnum	loðnum
genitive	loðinna	loðinna	loðinna

Weak declension of loðinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	loðni	loðna	loðna
accusative	loðna	loðnu	loðna
dative	loðna	loðnu	loðna
genitive	loðna	loðnu	loðna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	loðnu	loðnu	loðnu
accusative	loðnu	loðnu	loðnu
dative	loðnum	loðnum	loðnum
genitive	loðnu	loðnu	loðnu

Declension of comparative of loðinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	loðnari	loðnari	loðnara
accusative	loðnara	loðnari	loðnara
dative	loðnara	loðnari	loðnara
genitive	loðnara	loðnari	loðnara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	loðnari	loðnari	loðnari
accusative	loðnari	loðnari	loðnari
dative	loðnurum	loðnurum	loðnurum
genitive	loðnari	loðnari	loðnari

Strong declension of superlative of loðinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	loðnastr	loðnust	loðnast
accusative	loðnastan	loðnasta	loðnast
dative	loðnustum	loðnastri	loðnustu
genitive	loðnasts	loðnastrar	loðnasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	loðnastir	loðnastar	loðnust
accusative	loðnasta	loðnastar	loðnust
dative	loðnustum	loðnustum	loðnustum
genitive	loðnastra	loðnastra	loðnastra

Weak declension of superlative of loðinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	loðnasti	loðnasta	loðnasta
accusative	loðnasta	loðnustu	loðnasta
dative	loðnasta	loðnustu	loðnasta
genitive	loðnasta	loðnustu	loðnasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	loðnustu	loðnustu	loðnustu
accusative	loðnustu	loðnustu	loðnustu
dative	loðnustum	loðnustum	loðnustum
genitive	loðnustu	loðnustu	loðnustu

Related terms

• loðbrók f (“shaggy breeks”)
• loði m (“fur cloak”)
• loðinhǫfði m (“shaggy head”)
• loðinkinni m (“shaggy cheek”)
• loðkápa f (“fur cloak”)
• loðolpa f (“a large fur doublet”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: loðinn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lòden
• Swedish: luden
• Danish: lodden
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lodden

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “loðinn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 277; also available at the Internet Archive