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auður

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse auðr (desolate), from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz whence also Faroese eyður, Norwegian aud and ød, Danish øde, Swedish öde. Cognate with Old English īeþe and Old High German ōdi.

Adjective

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auður (comparative auðari, superlative auðastur)

  1. empty
    Húsið var autt.
    The house was empty.
  2. desolate
Declension
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Positive forms of auður
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative auður auð autt
accusative auðan auða
dative auðum auðri auðu
genitive auðs auðrar auðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðir auðar auð
accusative auða
dative auðum
genitive auðra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative auði auða auða
acc/dat/gen auða auðu
plural (all-case) auðu
Comparative forms of auður
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) auðari auðari auðara
plural (all-case) auðari
Superlative forms of auður
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðastur auðust auðast
accusative auðastan auðasta
dative auðustum auðastri auðustu
genitive auðasts auðastrar auðasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðastir auðastar auðust
accusative auðasta
dative auðustum
genitive auðastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðasti auðasta auðasta
acc/dat/gen auðasta auðustu
plural (all-case) auðustu
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *audaz whence also Faroese eyður. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd; Old English ēad (happiness); Old High German ōt.

Noun

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auður m (genitive singular auðs or (poetic) auðar, no plural)

  1. wealth, riches
    Synonyms: ríkidæmi, auðæfi
Declension
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Declension of auður (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative auður auðurinn
accusative auð auðinn
dative auði auðnum
genitive auðs, auðar1 auðsins, auðarins1

1Poetic.

References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “auður”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “auður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • auður”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)