ǫnd

See also: önd

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *anadz (“duck, ennet”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts.

Alternative forms

Noun

ǫnd f (genitive andar, plural andir or endr)

  1. duck
Declension
  Declension of ǫnd (strong consonant stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ǫnd ǫndin endr endrnar
accusative ǫnd ǫndina endr endrnar
dative ǫnd ǫndinni ǫndum ǫndunum
genitive andar andarinnar anda andanna
  Declension of ǫnd (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ǫnd ǫndin andir andirnar
accusative ǫnd ǫndina andir andirnar
dative ǫnd ǫndinni ǫndum ǫndunum
genitive andar andarinnar anda andanna
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Icelandic: önd
  • Faroese: ont
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: and, ond
  • Norwegian: (dialectal) ònd, ånd, ønd, ånt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: and
  • Old Swedish: and
  • Old Danish: *and (attested plural)

Etymology 2

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Noun

ǫnd f (genitive andar, plural andir)

  1. breath
  2. soul
  3. life inasmuch as breath or soul has a bodily presence there
Declension
  Declension of ǫnd (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ǫnd ǫndin andir andirnar
accusative ǫnd ǫndina andir andirnar
dative ǫnd, ǫndu ǫndinni, ǫndunni ǫndum ǫndunum
genitive andar andarinnar anda andanna
Synonyms
Descendants
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