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orðinn

orðinn

Icelandic

Adjective

orðinn (not comparable) m, orðin f, orðið n

  1. past participle of verða, become
    Pabbi minn er orðinn gamall maður.
    My dad has become an old man.
    Klukkan er orðin átta.
    The clock turned eight o'clock.

Derived terms

  • vera orðinn rekald
  • orðinn hlutur
  • nú orðið

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wurdanaz (become), past participle of *werþaną (to become, happen).

Adjective

orðinn (not comparable)

  1. past participle of verða

Declension

Descendants

  • Faroese: vorðin