innri

Old Norse

Alternative forms
  • iðri

Etymology

Originally a comparative form of the adverb inn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en (“in”).

Adjective

innri (comparative innri, superlative innstr)

  1. (comparative) inner
    • fara hit innra
      to go by the inner road
  2. (superlative) innermost

Inflection

This word is one of a little handful of adjectives with defective inflection, existing only in the comparative and superlative forms.

    Declension of comparative of innri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative innri innri innra
accusative innra innri innra
dative innra innri innra
genitive innra innri innra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative innri innri innri
accusative innri innri innri
dative innrum innrum innrum
genitive innri innri innri
    Strong declension of superlative of innri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative innstr innst innst
accusative innstan innsta innst
dative innstum innstri innstu
genitive innsts innstrar innsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative innstir innstar innst
accusative innsta innstar innst
dative innstum innstum innstum
genitive innstra innstra innstra
    Weak declension of superlative of innri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative innsti innsta innsta
accusative innsta innstu innsta
dative innsta innstu innsta
genitive innsta innstu innsta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative innstu innstu innstu
accusative innstu innstu innstu
dative innstum innstum innstum
genitive innstu innstu innstu

Antonyms

Descendants

References
  • innri in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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