See also: Hreinn

Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hreinn, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.

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hreinn (comparative hreinni, superlative hreinastur)

  1. clean
    Antonyms: óhreinn, skítugur
    hreinn skyrplain skyr
  2. pure
  3. (slang, figuratively) virgin
    Ertu ennþá hreinn?
    Are you still a virgin? (referring to a man)
    Ertu ennþá hrein?
    Are you still a virgin? (referring to a woman)
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse hreinn.

Noun

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hreinn m (genitive singular hreins, nominative plural hreinar)

  1. (male) reindeer
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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *hrainaz, most likely derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂-s (horn). Akin to German Ren (reindeer) and Old English hrān (reindeer).

Noun

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hreinn m (genitive hreins, plural hreinar)

  1. reindeer
    Synonym: hreindýri
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  • Icelandic: hreinn
  • Faroese: rein-, (reindýr, reindjór)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rein
    • Norwegian Bokmål: rein
  • Old Swedish: rēn
  • Danish: ren
  • Old English: hrān
  • German: Ren

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  • hreinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Entry "hreinn" on page 209 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.

Adjective

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hreinn (comparative hreinni, superlative hreinstr)

  1. clean
  2. bright
  3. clear
  4. pure, sincere
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References

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  • hreinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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