heiðinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse heiðinn.

Adjective

heiðinn (feminine heiðin, neuter heiðið)

  1. pagan, heathen

Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðinn heiðin heiðið
accusative heiðinn heiðna heiðið
dative heiðnum heiðinni heiðnu
genitive heiðins heiðinnar heiðins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnir heiðnar heiðin
accusative heiðna heiðnar heiðin
dative heiðnum heiðnum heiðnum
genitive heiðinna heiðinna heiðinna
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðni heiðna heiðna
accusative heiðna heiðnu heiðna
dative heiðna heiðnu heiðna
genitive heiðna heiðnu heiðna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnu heiðnu heiðnu
accusative heiðnu heiðnu heiðnu
dative heiðnu heiðnu heiðnu
genitive heiðnu heiðnu heiðnu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnari heiðnari heiðnara
accusative heiðnari heiðnari heiðnara
dative heiðnari heiðnari heiðnara
genitive heiðnari heiðnari heiðnara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnari heiðnari heiðnari
accusative heiðnari heiðnari heiðnari
dative heiðnari heiðnari heiðnari
genitive heiðnari heiðnari heiðnari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnastur heiðnust heiðnast
accusative heiðnastan heiðnasta heiðnast
dative heiðnustum heiðnastri heiðnustu
genitive heiðnasts heiðnastrar heiðnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnastir heiðnastar heiðnust
accusative heiðnasta heiðnastar heiðnust
dative heiðnustum heiðnustum heiðnustum
genitive heiðnastra heiðnastra heiðnastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnasti heiðnasta heiðnasta
accusative heiðnasta heiðnustu heiðnasta
dative heiðnasta heiðnustu heiðnasta
genitive heiðnasta heiðnustu heiðnasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnustu heiðnustu heiðnustu
accusative heiðnustu heiðnustu heiðnustu
dative heiðnustu heiðnustu heiðnustu
genitive heiðnustu heiðnustu heiðnustu

Derived terms
  • heiðnir menn (“heathens”)
  • heiðni f (“heathenism, the heathen country, the time of heathendom”)
  • heiðin-dómur (“heathendom”)
  • heiðingi m (“heathen, gentile”, noun)
  • heiðinglegur (“heathen”, adjective)
  • heiðnast (“to become heathen”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz, probably a specifically Christian use of the base of heiðr (“uncultivated land”). Compare Old English hæþen.

Adjective

heiðinn

  1. heathen, pagan

Declension
    Strong declension of heiðinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðinn heiðin heiðit
accusative heiðnan heiðna heiðit
dative heiðnum heiðinni heiðnu
genitive heiðins heiðinnar heiðins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnir heiðnar heiðin
accusative heiðna heiðnar heiðin
dative heiðnum heiðnum heiðnum
genitive heiðinna heiðinna heiðinna
    Weak declension of heiðinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðni heiðna heiðna
accusative heiðna heiðnu heiðna
dative heiðna heiðnu heiðna
genitive heiðna heiðnu heiðna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnu heiðnu heiðnu
accusative heiðnu heiðnu heiðnu
dative heiðnum heiðnum heiðnum
genitive heiðnu heiðnu heiðnu
    Declension of comparative of heiðinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnari heiðnari heiðnara
accusative heiðnara heiðnari heiðnara
dative heiðnara heiðnari heiðnara
genitive heiðnara heiðnari heiðnara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnari heiðnari heiðnari
accusative heiðnari heiðnari heiðnari
dative heiðnurum heiðnurum heiðnurum
genitive heiðnari heiðnari heiðnari
    Strong declension of superlative of heiðinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnastr heiðnust heiðnast
accusative heiðnastan heiðnasta heiðnast
dative heiðnustum heiðnastri heiðnustu
genitive heiðnasts heiðnastrar heiðnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnastir heiðnastar heiðnust
accusative heiðnasta heiðnastar heiðnust
dative heiðnustum heiðnustum heiðnustum
genitive heiðnastra heiðnastra heiðnastra
    Weak declension of superlative of heiðinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnasti heiðnasta heiðnasta
accusative heiðnasta heiðnustu heiðnasta
dative heiðnasta heiðnustu heiðnasta
genitive heiðnasta heiðnustu heiðnasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðnustu heiðnustu heiðnustu
accusative heiðnustu heiðnustu heiðnustu
dative heiðnustum heiðnustum heiðnustum
genitive heiðnustu heiðnustu heiðnustu

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