ånd

• IPA^(key): /ɔn/, [ʌnˀ]

From Old Norse ǫnd, a variant of andi (related to anda (“breathe”)), from Proto-Germanic *anadô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).

ånd c (singular definite ånden, plural indefinite ånder)

1. spirit, mind

   Synonyms: sjæl, psyke

2. ghost

   Synonyms: genfærd, spøgelse

• ånde

See ånde (“to breathe”).

ånd

1. imperative of ånde

Probably from Danish ånd, which in turn comes from Old Norse ǫnd, a variant of andi.

• IPA^(key): /ɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Hyphenation: ånd
• Homophones: -on, onn

ånd m (definite singular ånden, indefinite plural ånder, definite plural åndene)

1. spirit, mind
2. ghost

• åndelig

• ande (Nynorsk)

• “ånd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Probably from Danish ånd, which in turn comes from Old Norse ǫnd, a variant of andi.

• IPA^(key): /ɔnd/

ånd f (definite singular ånda, indefinite plural ånder, definite plural åndene)

1. spirit, mind
2. ghost

• ande (spirit)

• åndsverk

• “ånd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.