borinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse borinn (“born”), from Proto-Germanic *buranaz. Cognate with Faroese borin.

Adjective

borinn (not comparable)

1. born
   • Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)

     Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.

     All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

2. carried

Declension

Positive forms of borinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	borinn	borin	borið
	accusative	borinn	borna
	dative	bornum	borinni	bornu
	genitive	borins	borinnar	borins
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	bornir	bornar	borin
	accusative	borna
	dative	bornum
	genitive	borinna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	borni	borna	borna
	acc/dat/gen	borna	bornu
	plural (all-case)	bornu

Derived terms

• aðalborinn
• borinn og barnfæddur (“born and bred”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *buranaz (“born”), past participle of *beraną (“to bear”).

Participle

borinn

1. past participle of bera
2. born

Declension

Strong declension of borinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	borinn	borin	borit
accusative	borinn	borna	borit
dative	bornum	borinni	bornu
genitive	borins	borinnar	borins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bornir	bornar	borin
accusative	borna	bornar	borin
dative	bornum	bornum	bornum
genitive	borinna	borinna	borinna

Weak declension of borinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	borni	borna	borna
accusative	borna	bornu	borna
dative	borna	bornu	borna
genitive	borna	bornu	borna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bornu	bornu	bornu
accusative	bornu	bornu	bornu
dative	bornum	bornum	bornum
genitive	bornu	bornu	bornu

Derived terms

• aðalborinn (“noble, of noble birth”)
• óðalborinn
• óðalsborinn
• þýborinn

Descendants

• Icelandic: borinn
• Faroese: borin
• Norwegian Nynorsk: boren
• Norwegian Bokmål: båren
• Old Swedish: borin
  • Swedish: boren