aðalborinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From aðall (“nobility”) +‎ borinn (“born”), the past participle of bera (“bear, give birth”). Cognate with Old English æþelboren, Old Saxon aðalboran.

Adjective

aðalborinn (comparative aðalbornari, superlative aðalbornastur)

  1. of noble birth

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (of noble birth): óðalborinn

Further reading

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