borinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse borinn (“born”), from Proto-Germanic *buranaz. Cognate with Faroese borin.

Adjective

borinn

  1. born
    • Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
      Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.
      All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
  2. carried

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *buranaz (“born”), past participle of *beraną (“to bear”).

Participle

borinn

  1. past participle of bera
  2. born

Declension
    Strong declension of borinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative borinn borin borit
accusative borinn borna borit
dative bornum borinni bornu
genitive borins borinnar borins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bornir bornar borin
accusative borna bornar borin
dative bornum bornum bornum
genitive borinna borinna borinna
    Weak declension of borinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative borni borna borna
accusative borna bornu borna
dative borna bornu borna
genitive borna bornu borna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bornu bornu bornu
accusative bornu bornu bornu
dative bornum bornum bornum
genitive bornu bornu bornu

Derived terms
  • aðalborinn (“noble, of noble birth”)
  • óðalborinn
  • óðalsborinn

Descendants
  • Icelandic: borinn
  • Faroese: borin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: boren
  • Norwegian Bokmål: båren
  • Old Swedish: borin
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