unz

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From earlier *und (from Proto-Germanic *und (until)) + es (when, relative conjunction), thus literally "until when". Cognate with Old Frisian und, Old Saxon und, Old High German unz, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐌳 (und).

Conjunction

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unz

  1. until
    • Vǫluspá, verse 8, in 1867, S. Bugge, Norrœn fornkvæði: Sæmundar Edda hins fróða. Christiania, page 2:
      Tefldu í túni, / teitir váru
      var þeim vettugis / vant ór gulli;
      unz þrjár kvámu / þursa meyjar
      ámátkar mjök / ór jötunheimum
      They played games in the yard, / joyous were they
      to them was no / lack of gold;
      until three came / Troll-maidens
      very powerful / from Jotunheim

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: uns

References

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  • unz”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press