"Finnr" meaning in Old Norse

See Finnr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Finns [genitive], Fiðr [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *finnaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*finnaz}} Proto-Germanic *finnaz Head templates: {{head|non|proper noun|genitive|Finns|or|||{{{datacc}}}||{{{dative}}}|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} Finnr m (genitive Finns), {{non-proper noun|m|Finns}} Finnr m (genitive Finns)
  1. a male given name; as an element also in Finnviðr, Finnulfr, Finnólfr, et cetera Tags: masculine
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "Finnur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "lang_code": "fo",
      "word": "Finnur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "word": "Finn"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "word": "Finn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*finnaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *finnaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *finnaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Finns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fiðr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "10": "{{{dative}}}",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Finns",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Finnr m (genitive Finns)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Finns"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnr m (genitive Finns)",
      "name": "non-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "non:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name; as an element also in Finnviðr, Finnulfr, Finnólfr, et cetera"
      ],
      "id": "en-Finnr-non-name-uvjFzKl0",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Finnr"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "Finnur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "lang_code": "fo",
      "word": "Finnur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "word": "Finn"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "word": "Finn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*finnaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *finnaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *finnaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Finns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fiðr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "10": "{{{dative}}}",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Finns",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Finnr m (genitive Finns)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Finns"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnr m (genitive Finns)",
      "name": "non-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse given names",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse male given names",
        "Old Norse masculine nouns",
        "Old Norse proper nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "non:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name; as an element also in Finnviðr, Finnulfr, Finnólfr, et cetera"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Finnr"
}

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