erindi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse erendi, from Proto-Germanic *airundiją. Cognate with Danish ærinde, Swedish ärende, English errand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːrɪntɪ/

Noun

erindi n (genitive singular erindis, nominative plural erindi)

1. errand, business
2. message

   Synonym: skilaboð

3. speech, talk, lecture

   Synonyms: fyrirlestur, ræða

4. (poetry) stanza, strophe

   Synonym: vísa

Declension

Declension of erindi (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	erindi	erindið	erindi	erindin
accusative	erindi	erindið	erindi	erindin
dative	erindi	erindinu	erindum	erindunum
genitive	erindis	erindisins	erinda	erindanna

Related terms

• erinda (“to run an errand”)