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nauð

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See also: naud

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

Noun

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nauð f (genitive singular nauðar, nominative plural nauðir)

  1. need
  2. distress
    Synonym: neyð
Declension
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Declension of nauð (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nauð nauðin nauðir nauðirnar
accusative nauð nauðina nauðir nauðirnar
dative nauð nauðinni nauðum nauðunum
genitive nauðar nauðarinnar nauða nauðanna

Etymology 2

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Deverbal from nauða.

Noun

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nauð n (genitive singular nauðs, no plural)

  1. nagging, pestering, whining
    Synonyms: kvabb, suð, nudd, juð
Declension
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Declension of nauð (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative nauð nauðið
accusative nauð nauðið
dative nauði nauðinu
genitive nauðs nauðsins

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Norse *ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ (*naudiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz. Compare Old English nīed, nēad (English need), Old Frisian nēd (West Frisian need), Old Saxon nōd (Low German noot), Old High German nōt (German Not), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (nauþs).

Noun

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nauð f

  1. distress
  2. need, necessity

Declension

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  Declension of nauð (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nauð nauðin nauðir nauðirnar
accusative nauð nauðina nauðir nauðirnar
dative nauð nauðinni nauðum nauðunum
genitive nauðar nauðarinnar nauða nauðanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: nauð, neyð
  • Faroese: neyð
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: naud
  • Old Swedish: nø̄þ
  • Danish: nød
    • Norwegian Bokmål: nød
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: nød
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