*haiþinaz¹
Runic: ᚺᚨᛁᚦᛁᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxɑi̯.θi.nɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
"a person from uncultivated land"; one of the Chaedini, a Germanic people of western Scandinavia mentioned by Ptolemy in his Geographia
Etymology
From *haiþī (‘heath; untilled land’) + *-īnaz (‘made of; having the characteristics of’). Originally presumed to be of Christian origin, however the word is attested by Ptolemy long before Christianity had spread among the Germanic peoples.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | haiþinaz | haiþinōz, haiþinōs |
| Acc. | haiþiną | haiþinanz |
| Gen. | haiþinas, haiþinis | haiþinǫ̂ |
| Dat. | haiþinai | haiþinamaz |
| Inst. | haiþinō | haiþinamiz |
| Voc. | haiþin | haiþinōz, haiþinōs |
Descendants
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Χαιδεινοι (Khaideinoi) (Ancient Greek)
- Chaedinī (Latin)