Finnr
Old Norse
proper noun
Definitions
- An exonym by Norwegians for Sámi people across Arctic Scandinavia
- An exonym by Swedes for people in Finland
- as an element also in Finnviðr, Finnulfr, Finnólfr, et cetera
- A byname informally honoring a male with powers of a vǫlva, alluding to the Sámi
- (Norse mythology) A mythic name, used for elves and dwarves i.a.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *finnaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*finnaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fenni English
- Finland English
- Finn English
- Finnmark English
- finni Finnish
- Fennus Latin
- Fennī Latin
- Finlandia Latin
- Finnia Latin
- Finnus Latin
- Finnland German
- finno Italian
- Finlande French
- финн Russian
- Φίννος Ancient Greek
- finne Norwegian Bokmål
- finsk Norwegian Bokmål
- frifinne Norwegian Bokmål
- gjenfinne Norwegian Bokmål
- halefinne Norwegian Bokmål
- oppfinne Norwegian Bokmål
- ryggfinne Norwegian Bokmål
- *Finnaz Proto-Germanic
- *finnaz Proto-Germanic
- Finland Swedish
- finne Swedish
- finne Norwegian Nynorsk
- finnkval Norwegian Nynorsk
- finsk Norwegian Nynorsk
- frifinne Norwegian Nynorsk
- halefinne Norwegian Nynorsk
- ryggfinne Norwegian Nynorsk
- Finn Old English
- Finnas Old English
- Fionlainn Irish
- Finnland Old Norse
- finnskr Old Norse
- land Old Norse
- Finn Danish
- finne Danish
- Finlando Esperanto
- Finnlando Esperanto
- Finni Icelandic
- Finnland Icelandic
- Finnur Icelandic
- finnskur Icelandic
- Finlando Ido
- Finnland Faroese
- Finnur Faroese
- finskur Faroese
- Álvfinnur Faroese
- Fín Slovak
- fínsky Slovak
- fínčina Slovak
- Finn Norwegian
- fin Crimean Tatar