drottinn

See also: Drottinn and dróttinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dróttinn (“lord, leader”), from drótt (“people, tribe, nation”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɔhtɪn/
    Rhymes: -ɔhtɪn

Noun

drottinn m (genitive singular drottins, nominative plural drottnar)

  1. lord, master, ruler
  2. (often capitalized) the Lord, god, Christ
    Drottinn blessi þig. ― May the Lord bless you.

Declension
declension of drottinn
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative drottinn drottinninn drottnar drottnarnir
accusative drottin drottininn drottna drottnana
dative drottni drottninum drottnum drottnunum
genitive drottins drottinsins drottna drottnanna

Derived terms
  • ákalla drottinn
  • deyja drottni sínum
  • drauja sér til drottins
  • drottinhollur (“loyal to one's master”)
  • drottinhollusta
  • drottinhugur
  • drottinillur
  • drottinlegur
  • drottinn allsherjar
  • drottinn almáttugur
  • drottinn minn
  • drottinn minn dýr, drottinn minn dýri
  • drottinrækt
  • drottinsaftann
  • drottinsdagur
  • drottinsdómur
  • drottinseyru
  • drottinsvik (“treason”)
  • drottinsvikari
  • drottinsviki
  • drottinvald
  • drottinvandur
  • drottinvilji
  • dýri drottinn
  • hafa dagaskipti við Drottin (mainly of haymaking: to work on the Sabbath and rest on a weekday instead)
  • sofna sætt í drottni
  • vegsama drottin
  • þetta gerðist löngu fyrir drottins minni

See also
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