tiginn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tiginn.

Adjective

tiginn (comparative tignari, superlative tignastur)

  1. noble, highborn, aristocratic

Declension
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tiginn tigin tigið
accusative tiginn tigna tigið
dative tignum tiginni tignu
genitive tigins tiginnar tigins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignir tignar tigin
accusative tigna tignar tigin
dative tignum tignum tignum
genitive tiginna tiginna tiginna
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tigni tigna tigna
accusative tigna tignu tigna
dative tigna tignu tigna
genitive tigna tignu tigna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignu tignu tignu
accusative tignu tignu tignu
dative tignu tignu tignu
genitive tignu tignu tignu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignari tignari tignara
accusative tignari tignari tignara
dative tignari tignari tignara
genitive tignari tignari tignara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignari tignari tignari
accusative tignari tignari tignari
dative tignari tignari tignari
genitive tignari tignari tignari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignastur tignust tignast
accusative tignastan tignasta tignast
dative tignustum tignastri tignustu
genitive tignasts tignastrar tignasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignastir tignastar tignust
accusative tignasta tignastar tignust
dative tignustum tignustum tignustum
genitive tignastra tignastra tignastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignasti tignasta tignasta
accusative tignasta tignustu tignasta
dative tignasta tignustu tignasta
genitive tignasta tignustu tignasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignustu tignustu tignustu
accusative tignustu tignustu tignustu
dative tignustu tignustu tignustu
genitive tignustu tignustu tignustu

Old Norse

Etymology

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Adjective

tiginn (comparative tignari, superlative tignastr)

  1. highborn

Declension
    Strong declension of tiginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tiginn tigin tigit
accusative tignan tigna tigit
dative tignum tiginni tignu
genitive tigins tiginnar tigins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignir tignar tigin
accusative tigna tignar tigin
dative tignum tignum tignum
genitive tiginna tiginna tiginna
    Weak declension of tiginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tigni tigna tigna
accusative tigna tignu tigna
dative tigna tignu tigna
genitive tigna tignu tigna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignu tignu tignu
accusative tignu tignu tignu
dative tignum tignum tignum
genitive tignu tignu tignu
    Declension of comparative of tiginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignari tignari tignara
accusative tignara tignari tignara
dative tignara tignari tignara
genitive tignara tignari tignara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignari tignari tignari
accusative tignari tignari tignari
dative tignurum tignurum tignurum
genitive tignari tignari tignari
    Strong declension of superlative of tiginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignastr tignust tignast
accusative tignastan tignasta tignast
dative tignustum tignastri tignustu
genitive tignasts tignastrar tignasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignastir tignastar tignust
accusative tignasta tignastar tignust
dative tignustum tignustum tignustum
genitive tignastra tignastra tignastra
    Weak declension of superlative of tiginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignasti tignasta tignasta
accusative tignasta tignustu tignasta
dative tignasta tignustu tignasta
genitive tignasta tignustu tignasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tignustu tignustu tignustu
accusative tignustu tignustu tignustu
dative tignustum tignustum tignustum
genitive tignustu tignustu tignustu

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Icelandic: tiginn

Noun

tiginn

  1. definite accusative singular of tigr

References
  • “tiginn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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