Norrœna[]
Etymology[]
From Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, whence also Old English cyning, (English king), Old High German kuning, (German König).
Noun[]
konungr m (genitive singular konungs, plural konungar)
- a king
Þetta var í þann tíma, er Haraldr konungr enn hárfagri gekk til ríkis í Nóregi.
This was in the time when king Harald the Fair-Haired held the kingdom of Norway. - Eyrbyggja Saga
Declension[]
declension of konungr | ||||
m1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | konungr | konungrinn | konungar |
konungarnir |
accusative | konung | konunginn | konunga | konungana |
dative | konungi | konunginum | konungum | konungunum |
genitive | konungs | konungsins | konunga | konunganna |
Descendants[]
- Icelandic: konungur, kóngur m
- Faroese: kongur, konungur m
- Norwegian: konge m
- Danish: konge c
- Swedish: konung, kung c
Runic Forms[]
- kunukR (DR 42)
- kununkR (approximated)
(the standardized runic form is underlined)