und

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English [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

  • vnd [16th C.]

Etymology [edit]

From the Middle English unde (a wave), from either the Old French unde or the Latin unda (wave).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

und (plural unds)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A wave.
  2. (heraldry) A billow- or wave-like marking.

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German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic *andi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti. Compare Dutch en, English and, Danish end.

Pronunciation [edit]

Conjunction [edit]

und

  1. (coordinating) and

Gothic [edit]

Romanization [edit]

und

  1. See 𐌿𐌽𐌳

Icelandic [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old Norse und, from Proto-Germanic *wundō.

Noun [edit]

und f (genitive singular undar, plural undir)

  1. (poetic) wound
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Etymology 2 [edit]

Apocopated form of undir.

Preposition [edit]

und

  1. (poetic) under