dynr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *duniz.

Noun

dynr m (genitive dyns, plural dynir)

1. din, noise

Declension

Declension of dynr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dynr	dynrinn	dynir	dynirnir
accusative	dyn	dyninn	dyni	dynina
dative	dyn	dyninum	dynjum	dynjunum
genitive	dyns	dynsins	dynja	dynjanna

Related terms

• duna (“to boom”)
• dynja (“to boom”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: dynur
• Faroese: dynur
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dønn n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: døn n, dønn n
• Old Swedish: dyn
  • Swedish: dön n, dån n, don n
• Danish: døn n

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “dynr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive