naud

See also: nauð

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• nød (also Bokmål)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næʉ/

Noun

naud f (definite singular nauda, indefinite plural nauder, definite plural naudene)

1. want, poverty
2. distress, in danger

   Dei er i naud ute på havet!

   They are in distress at sea!

Derived terms

• hungersnaud
• naudlanding
• naudssituasjon

References

• “naud” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.