ginnungr

Old Norse

Etymology

Uncertain.

Noun

ginnungr m

  1. (poetic) hawk
    • c. 875, Þjóðólfr ór Hvini, Haustlǫng 15/1–4
      Knǫ́ttu ǫll, en Ullar, · endilǫ́g, fyr mági
      grund vas grápi hrundin, · ginnunga vé brinna,
      All the low mansions of hawks [LOWER SKIES] were burning from end to end, and in front of the step-son Ullr [= Thor] the ground was struck by hail.

Declension

Declension of ginnungr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ginnungr ginnungrinn ginnungar ginnungarnir
accusative ginnung ginnunginn ginnunga ginnungana
dative ginnungi ginnunginum ginnungum ginnungunum
genitive ginnungs ginnungsins ginnunga ginnunganna

Derived terms

  • ginnungagap (“air”, literally “hawk-space”), Ginnungagap (?)
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