fjandi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz. Cognate with Norwegian and Swedish fiende, Danish fjende, English fiend, Dutch vijand, German Feind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjantɪ/

  Rhymes: -antɪ

Noun

fjandi m (genitive singular fjanda, nominative plural fjendur or fjandar)

1. (archaic or poetic) enemy
2. devil, demon, fiend
3. a term for another person (or thing) implying strong dislike or annoyment

Usage notes

The plural fjendur is used with the sense of “enemies”, but fjandar for “devils”. In the sense “enemy”, the word is rarely encountered in the singular anymore. In the sense “devil”, it is often used in the singular with the definite article to indicate the Devil (Satan).

Declension

declension of fjandi

m-w2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjandi	fjandinn	fjendur	fjendurnir
accusative	fjanda	fjandann	fjendur	fjendurna
dative	fjanda	fjandanum	fjendum	fjendunum
genitive	fjanda	fjandans	fjenda	fjendanna

declension of fjandi

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjandi	fjandinn	fjandar	fjandarnir
accusative	fjanda	fjandann	fjanda	fjandana
dative	fjanda	fjandanum	fjöndum	fjöndunum
genitive	fjanda	fjandans	fjanda	fjandanna

Derived terms

• fjandakornið
• hver fjandinn!
• af hverju í fjandanum
• hvar í fjandanum
• hvernig í fjandanum
• hvað í fjandanum