"Sindri" meaning in Old Norse

See Sindri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Sindra [genitive]
Etymology: A medieval byname from the Old Norse verb sindra (“to sparkle”). Head templates: {{head|non|proper noun|genitive|Sindra|or|||{{{datacc}}}||{{{dative}}}|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} Sindri m (genitive Sindra), {{non-proper noun|m|Sindra}} Sindri m (genitive Sindra)
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Sindri-non-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse given names, Old Norse male given names, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "Sindri"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "word": "Sindre"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A medieval byname from the Old Norse verb sindra (“to sparkle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Sindra",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "non",
        "10": "{{{dative}}}",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Sindra",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Sindri m (genitive Sindra)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Sindra"
      },
      "expansion": "Sindri m (genitive Sindra)",
      "name": "non-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Sindri-non-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sindri"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "Sindri"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "word": "Sindre"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A medieval byname from the Old Norse verb sindra (“to sparkle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Sindra",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "10": "{{{dative}}}",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Sindra",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Sindri m (genitive Sindra)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Sindra"
      },
      "expansion": "Sindri m (genitive Sindra)",
      "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",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sindri"
}

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