bóndi

See also: bondi and Bondi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bóndi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbœndɪ]

Noun

bóndi m (genitive singular bónda, plural bøndur)

1. farmer

Declension

Declension of bóndi
m5	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bóndi	bóndin	bøndur	bøndurnir
accusative	bónda	bóndan	bøndur	bøndurnar
dative	bónda	bóndanum	bóndum	bóndunum
genitive	bónda	bóndans	bónda	bóndanna

Derived terms

• bóndafólk
• bóndagarður
• bóndahús

See also

• frændi
• landbúnaður

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bóndi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpountɪ]

  Rhymes: -ountɪ

Noun

bóndi m (genitive singular bónda, nominative plural bændur)

1. farmer
2. (archaic) husband

Declension

declension of bóndi

m-w2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bóndi	bóndinn	bændur	bændurnir
accusative	bónda	bóndann	bændur	bændurna
dative	bónda	bóndanum	bændum	bændunum
genitive	bónda	bóndans	bænda	bændanna

Derived terms

• húsbóndi

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

• bóandi, búandi, buænder

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From the present participle of búa (“to reside”) (búa +‎ -andi).

Noun

bóndi m (genitive bónda, plural bœndr)

1. farmer
2. husband

Declension

  Declension of bóndi (strong nd-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bóndi	bóndinn	bœndr	bœndrnir
accusative	bónda	bóndann	bœndr	bœndrna
dative	bónda	bóndanum	bóndum	bóndunum
genitive	bónda	bóndans	bónda	bóndanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: bóndi
• Faroese: bóndi
• Norwegian: bonde
• Swedish: bonde
• Danish: bonde
• → Old English: bonda
  • Middle English: bonde
    • English: bond
    • ⇒ Medieval Latin: bondagium
      • → Middle English: bondage
        • English: bondage
        • Scots: bondage

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)