fleinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fleinn (“arrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fleitn/

  Rhymes: -eitn

Noun

fleinn m (genitive singular fleins, nominative plural fleinar)

1. arrow, javelin, barbed weapon

Declension

Declension of fleinn (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fleinn	fleinninn	fleinar	fleinarnir
accusative	flein	fleininn	fleina	fleinana
dative	fleini	fleininum	fleinum	fleinunum
genitive	fleins	fleinsins	fleina	fleinanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flainaz (“hook, spear with a tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleyn- (“metal arrow, hook, spear-head”).

Noun

fleinn m (genitive fleins, plural fleinar)

1. arrow, javelin, barbed weapon

Declension

Declension of fleinn (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fleinn	fleinninn	fleinar	fleinarnir
accusative	flein	fleininn	fleina	fleinana
dative	fleini	fleininum	fleinum	fleinunum
genitive	fleins	fleinsins	fleina	fleinanna