ljón

fo-noun

ljón n (genitive singular ljóns, plural ljón)

ljóns (genitive singular)
ljón (plural)
ljón (indefinite nominative singular)
ljónið (definite nominative singular)
ljón (indefinite nominative plural)
ljónini (definite nominative plural)
ljón (accusative indefinite singular)
ljónið (accusative definite singular)
ljón (accusative indefinite plural)
ljónini (accusative definite plural)
ljóni (dative indefinite singular)
ljóninum (dative definite singular)
ljónum (dative indefinite plural)
ljónunum (dative definite plural)
ljóns (genitive indefinite singular)
ljónsins (definite genitive singular)
ljóna (genitive indefinite plural)
ljónanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse león, from Latin leō, (genitive: leōnis), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), likely a borrowing from a Semitic language. Compare Proto-Semitic *labiʾ-.


Ægir

Ægir (indefinite nominative)
Ægir (accusative indefinite)
Ægi (dative indefinite)
Ægis (genitive indefinite)

(Norse mythology) Ægir (king of the sea)


Mjølnir

Mjølnir (indefinite nominative)
Mjølnir (accusative indefinite)
Mjølni (dative indefinite)
Mjølnis (genitive indefinite)

From Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”).

(Norse mythology, weaponry) Mjollnir (Thor's hammer)


tarvur

tarvur m (genitive singular tarvs, plural tarvar)

tarvs (genitive singular)
tarvar (plural)
tarvur (indefinite nominative singular)
tarvurin (definite nominative singular)
tarvar (indefinite nominative plural)
tarvarnir (definite nominative plural)
tarv (accusative indefinite singular)
tarvin (accusative definite singular)
tarvar (accusative indefinite plural)
tarvarnar (accusative definite plural)
tarvi (dative indefinite singular)
tarvinum (dative definite singular)
tarvum (dative indefinite plural)
tarvunum (dative definite plural)
tarvs (genitive indefinite singular)
tarvsins (definite genitive singular)
tarva (genitive indefinite plural)
tarvanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tarfr, from Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”). Compare Latin taurus, Old Norse þjórr (Faroese tjórur), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”), or from an unknown source.


lindormur

lindormur m (genitive singular lindorms, plural lindormar)

lindorms (genitive singular)
lindormar (plural)
lindormur (indefinite nominative singular)
lindormurin (definite nominative singular)
lindormar (indefinite nominative plural)
lindormarnir (definite nominative plural)
lindorm (accusative indefinite singular)
lindormin (accusative definite singular)
lindormar (accusative indefinite plural)
lindormarnar (accusative definite plural)
lindormi (dative indefinite singular)
lindorminum (dative definite singular)
lindormum (dative indefinite plural)
lindormunum (dative definite plural)
lindorms (genitive indefinite singular)
lindormsins (definite genitive singular)
lindorma (genitive indefinite plural)
lindormanna (definite genitive plural)

(mythology) lindworm, lindorm, a huge anthropophagous serpent or dragon


ormur

ormur m (genitive singular orms, plural ormar)

orms (genitive singular)
ormar (plural)
ormur (indefinite nominative singular)
ormurin (definite nominative singular)
ormar (indefinite nominative plural)
ormarnir (definite nominative plural)
orm (accusative indefinite singular)
ormin (accusative definite singular)
ormar (accusative indefinite plural)
ormarnar (accusative definite plural)
ormi (dative indefinite singular)
orminum (dative definite singular)
ormum (dative indefinite plural)
ormunum (dative definite plural)
orms (genitive indefinite singular)
ormsins (definite genitive singular)
orma (genitive indefinite plural)
ormanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.


Tórur

Tórur (indefinite nominative)
Tór (accusative indefinite)
Tóri (dative indefinite)
Tórs (genitive indefinite)

From Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz.


Sjúrður

Sjúrður (indefinite nominative)
Sjúrð (accusative indefinite)
Sjúrði (dative indefinite)
Sjúrðar (genitive indefinite)

(Norse mythology) Sigurd or Siegfried, the dragon slayer


kópakona

kópakona f (genitive singular kópakonu, plural kópakonur)

kópakonu (genitive singular)
kópakonur (plural)
kópakona (indefinite nominative singular)
kópakonan (definite nominative singular)
kópakonur (indefinite nominative plural)
kópakonurnar (definite nominative plural)
kópakonu (accusative indefinite singular)
kópakonuna (accusative definite singular)
kópakonur (accusative indefinite plural)
kópakonurnar (accusative definite plural)
kópakonu (dative indefinite singular)
kópakonuni (dative definite singular)
kópakonum (dative indefinite plural)
kópakonunum (dative definite plural)
kópakonu (genitive indefinite singular)
kópakonunnar (definite genitive singular)
kópakona (genitive indefinite plural)
kópakonanna (definite genitive plural)


Týrur

Týrur (indefinite nominative)
Týr (accusative indefinite)
Týri (dative indefinite)
Týrs (genitive indefinite)

/ˈtʰʊiːjɹʊɹ/

From Old Norse Týr (“Týr, Tiw”), týr (“god”), from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós; cognate to Swedish Ti, Latin deus.


Óðin

Óðin (indefinite nominative)
Óðin (accusative indefinite)
Óðini (dative indefinite)
Óðins (genitive indefinite)

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.


Bakkus

Bakkus (indefinite nominative)
Bakkus (accusative indefinite)
Bakkusi (dative indefinite)
Bakkus (genitive indefinite)

From Latin Bacchus, from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos), possibly from Thracian.


Eir

Eirar (genitive)
Eir (indefinite nominative)
Eir (accusative indefinite)
Eir (dative indefinite)
Eirar (genitive indefinite)

From Old Norse eir, eirð (“help, mercy”).

(Norse mythology) Eir, Old Norse goddess of medicine.


Bylgja

Bylgja (indefinite nominative)
Bylgju (accusative indefinite)
Bylgju (dative indefinite)
Bylgju (genitive indefinite)

(Norse mythology) Bylgja, one of the nine daughters of Ægir.


Bára

Bára (indefinite nominative)
Báru (accusative indefinite)
Báru (dative indefinite)
Báru (genitive indefinite)

(Norse mythology) Bára, one of the nine daughters of Ægir.


Siv

Siv (indefinite nominative)
Siv (accusative indefinite)
Siv (dative indefinite)
Sivjar (genitive indefinite)


Yggdrasil

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Yggdrasill, from Yggr + drasill (“steed”).


nykur

fo-noun

nykur m (genitive singular nyks, plural nykar)

nyks (genitive singular)
nykar (plural)
nykur (indefinite nominative singular)
nykurin (definite nominative singular)
nykar (indefinite nominative plural)
nykarnir (definite nominative plural)
nyk (accusative indefinite singular)
nykin (accusative definite singular)
nykar (accusative indefinite plural)
nykarnar (accusative definite plural)
nyki (dative indefinite singular)
nykinum (dative definite singular)
nykum (dative indefinite plural)
nykunum (dative definite plural)
nyks (genitive indefinite singular)
nyksins (definite genitive singular)
nyka (genitive indefinite plural)
nykanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse nykr, from Proto-Germanic *nikwiz-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-.

(mythology) a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes)


Nanna

Nanna (indefinite nominative)
Nannu (accusative indefinite)
Nannu (dative indefinite)
Nannu (genitive indefinite)

From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”).


norn

norn f (genitive singular nornar, plural nornir)

nornar (genitive singular)
nornir (plural)
norn (indefinite nominative singular)
nornin (definite nominative singular)
nornir (indefinite nominative plural)
nornirnar (definite nominative plural)
norn (accusative indefinite singular)
nornina (accusative definite singular)
nornir (accusative indefinite plural)
nornirnar (accusative definite plural)
norn (dative indefinite singular)
nornini (dative definite singular)
nornum (dative indefinite plural)
nornunum (dative definite plural)
nornar (genitive indefinite singular)
nornarinnar (definite genitive singular)
norna (genitive indefinite plural)
nornanna (definite genitive plural)

(Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.


jøtun

jøtun m (genitive singular jøtuns, plural jatnir)

jøtuns (genitive singular)
jatnir (plural)
jøtun (indefinite nominative singular)
jøtunin (definite nominative singular)
jatnir (indefinite nominative plural)
jatnirnir (definite nominative plural)
jøtun (accusative indefinite singular)
jøtunin (accusative definite singular)
jatnir (accusative indefinite plural)
jatnirnar (accusative definite plural)
jøtni (dative indefinite singular)
jøtninum (dative definite singular)
jøtnum (dative indefinite plural)
jøtnunum (dative definite plural)
jøtuns (genitive indefinite singular)
jøtunsins (definite genitive singular)
jatna (genitive indefinite plural)
jatnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz.

(Norse mythology) member of a race of giants, usually standing in opposition to gods


ásur

ásur m (genitive singular ásar, plural æsir)

ásar (genitive singular)
æsir (plural)
ásur (indefinite nominative singular)
ásurin (definite nominative singular)
æsir (indefinite nominative plural)
æsirnir (definite nominative plural)
ás (accusative indefinite singular)
ásin (accusative definite singular)
æsir (accusative indefinite plural)
æsirnar (accusative definite plural)
ási (dative indefinite singular)
ásinum (dative definite singular)
ásum (dative indefinite plural)
ásunum (dative definite plural)
ás (genitive indefinite singular)
ásins (definite genitive singular)
ása (genitive indefinite plural)
ásanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énsus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ens- (“to engender, beget”).


sfinksur

fo-noun

sfinksur m (genitive singular sfinks, plural sfinksar)

sfinks (genitive singular)
sfinksar (plural)
sfinksur (indefinite nominative singular)
sfinksurin (definite nominative singular)
sfinksar (indefinite nominative plural)
sfinksarnir (definite nominative plural)
sfinks (accusative indefinite singular)
sfinksin (accusative definite singular)
sfinksar (accusative indefinite plural)
sfinksarnar (accusative definite plural)
sfinksi (dative indefinite singular)
sfinksinum (dative definite singular)
sfinksum (dative indefinite plural)
sfinksunum (dative definite plural)
sfinks (genitive indefinite singular)
sfinksins (definite genitive singular)
sfinksa (genitive indefinite plural)
sfinksanna (definite genitive plural)

From Latin Sphinx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx). Perhaps from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to squeeze, to strangle”), or from Egyptian Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x (šzp-ꜥnḫ, “living image”).


ragnarøk

fo-noun

ragnarøk n pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural ragnaraka)

ragnaraka (genitive plural)
ragnarøk (indefinite nominative plural)
ragnarøkini (definite nominative plural)
ragnarøk (accusative indefinite plural)
ragnarøkini (accusative definite plural)
ragnarøkum (dative indefinite plural)
ragnarøkunum (dative definite plural)
ragnaraka (genitive indefinite plural)
ragnarakanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈɹaknaˌɹøːʰk/

From Old Norse ragnarǫk, from regin (“gods”) + rǫk (“fate, judgment”).


Brynhild

Brynhild (indefinite nominative)
Brynhild (accusative indefinite)
Brynhild (dative indefinite)
Brynhildar (genitive indefinite)

From Old Norse Brynhildr, from Proto-Germanic *Brunjōhildiz, from *brunjǭ (“breastplate”) + *hildiz (“battle, fight”).


Froya

Froya (indefinite nominative)
Froyu (accusative indefinite)
Froyu (dative indefinite)
Froyu (genitive indefinite)


Urð

Urð (indefinite nominative)
Urð (accusative indefinite)
Urð (dative indefinite)
Urðar (genitive indefinite)

From Old Norse Urðr, from Proto-Germanic *wurdiz (“fate, destiny”), Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with English weird.


Miðgarður

Miðgarður (indefinite nominative)
Miðgarð (accusative indefinite)
Miðgarði (dative indefinite)
Miðgarðs (genitive indefinite)

From Old Norse Miðgarðr, from miðr (“middle”) + garðr (“yard; enclosured land; realm”) or directly from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz (“Middle Earth”). Cognate with Old English middangeard, Old Saxon middilgard, Old High German mittilgart, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards).


Njørður

Njørður (indefinite nominative)
Njørð (accusative indefinite)
Njørði (dative indefinite)
Njarðar (genitive indefinite)

From Old Norse Njǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *Nerþuz.


Tjatsi

Tjatsi (indefinite nominative)
Tjatsa (accusative indefinite)
Tjatsa (dative indefinite)
Tjatsa (genitive indefinite)

/ˈt͡ʃʰaʰtsɪ/