Noun: íss
Gender: m
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | íss |
| Sg. Def. | íssinn |
| Pl. Indef. | ísar |
| Pl. Def. | ísarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | íss |
| Sg. Def. | íssins |
| Pl. Indef. | ísa |
| Pl. Def. | ísanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | ísi |
| Sg. Def. | ísinum |
| Pl. Indef. | ísum |
| Pl. Def. | ísunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | ís |
| Sg. Def. | ísinn |
| Pl. Indef. | ísa |
| Pl. Def. | ísana |
Sample Sentences
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where Hlǫkk’s ice [SWORD] and skulls met. [1066, Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson, Lausavísur 14, in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 55-6., retrieved at the Skaldic Database Hôtt bað mik, þars mœttusk, menskorð bera forðum, Hlakkar íss ok hausar, hjalmstall í gný malma. The necklace-pole [WOMAN] told me earlier to hold the helmet-support [HEAD] high in the clamour of swords [BATTLE]]
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *īsaz, a variant of *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare Old English īs, Old Frisian īs, Old Saxon īs, Old High German īs. See: Old English Nouns '
īs'.
Verbs referencing "íss"
Danish Nouns
is, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns
is, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
is, Swedish Nouns
is, Icelandic Nouns
ís, Faroese Nouns
ísur, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns
isøde.
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