ósk

See also: osk. and Ósk

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ósk, from Proto-Germanic *wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈousk/
  • Rhymes: -ousk

Noun

ósk f (genitive singular óskar, nominative plural óskir)

  1. wish

Declension
declension of ósk
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ósk óskin óskir óskirnar
accusative ósk óskina óskir óskirnar
dative ósk óskinni óskum óskunum
genitive óskar óskarinnar óska óskanna

Derived terms

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).

Noun

ósk f

  1. wish
    yðr gengr allt at óskum
    everything succeeds to your wishes

Declension
  Declension of ósk (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ósk óskin óskar óskarnar
accusative ósk óskina óskar óskarnar
dative ósk óskinni óskum óskunum
genitive óskar óskarinnar óska óskanna

Derived terms
  • óskabyrr m (“a fair wind to one's heart content”)
  • óskasonr m (“adopted son”)
  • óskavel (“just as one wishes; exceedingly well”)
  • óskbarn n (“adopted child”)
  • óskberni n (“adopted child”)
  • óskmær f (“chosen maid”)
  • óskmǫgr m (“beloved son”)

Descendants
  • Icelandic: ósk f

References
  • ósk in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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