Icelandic

Numeral

einn m, ein f, eitt n

1. one; the cardinal number after núll and before tveir.
2. accusative masculine singular form of einn

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• ás noun

Adjective

einn

1. alone

Derived terms

• einn af átján
• sjaldan er ein báran stök
• vera ekki við eina fjölina felldur

Anagrams

• enni

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare Old Saxon en, Old English an, Old Frisian en, Old High German ein, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ains).

Numeral

einn

1. (cardinal) one

Pronoun

einn

1. one
2. (pl) some, a few

Declension

Descendants

References

• einn in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Entry "einn" on page 108 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).