þengill

See also: Þengill

Old Norse

Etymology

Formally as if from Proto-Norse *ᚦᚨᛜᚷᛁᛚᚨᛉ (*þaŋgilaʀ). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

þengill m (genitive þengils, plural þenglar)

(poetic) prince, king, lord

Declension

Declension of þengill (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þengill	þengillinn	þenglar	þenglarnir
accusative	þengil	þengilinn	þengla	þenglana
dative	þengli	þenglinum	þenglum	þenglunum
genitive	þengils	þengilsins	þengla	þenglanna

Derived terms

herþengill (“warrior king”)
stólþengill (“emperor”, literally “throne-king”)
yfirþengill (“overlord”)

References

Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)

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