hreinn
Icelandic
/r̥eitn/
adj
Definitions
- clean
- pure
- (slang) virgin
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse hreinn (clean, pure) derived from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hrainiz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- renna Italian
- renne French
- reno Spanish, Castilian
- *(s)keri- Proto-Indo-European
- *krey- Proto-Indo-European
- *króy-n-is Proto-Indo-European
- rein Norwegian Bokmål
- ren Norwegian Bokmål
- *hrainaz Proto-Germanic
- *hrainiz Proto-Germanic
- *hrinda- Proto-Germanic
- ren Swedish
- rein Norwegian Nynorsk
- hreindýri Old Norse
- hreinleikr Old Norse
- hreinn Old Norse
- ren Danish
- ren Catalan, Valencian
- dýr Icelandic
- hreindýr Icelandic
- hreindýrakjöt Icelandic
- hreindýramosi Icelandic
- óhreinn Icelandic
- ren Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- reini Old High German
- reinur Faroese
- 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *hrainī gmw-pro
- reini Old Dutch