nauð

See also: naud

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nøyːð/
• Rhymes: -øyːð

Etymology 1

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

Noun

nauð f (genitive singular nauðar, nominative plural nauðir)

1. need
2. distress

   Synonym: neyð

Declension

Declension of nauð (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nauð	nauðin	nauðir	nauðirnar
accusative	nauð	nauðina	nauðir	nauðirnar
dative	nauð	nauðinni	nauðum	nauðunum
genitive	nauðar	nauðarinnar	nauða	nauðanna

Etymology 2

Deverbal from nauða.

Noun

nauð n (genitive singular nauðs, no plural)

1. nagging, pestering, whining

   Synonyms: kvabb, suð, nudd, juð

Declension

Declension of nauð (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	nauð	nauðið
accusative	nauð	nauðið
dative	nauði	nauðinu
genitive	nauðs	nauðsins

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• nauðr, neyð

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ (*naudiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz. Compare Old English nīed, nēad (English need), Old Frisian nēd (West Frisian need), Old Saxon nōd (Low German noot), Old High German nōt (German Not), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (nauþs).

Noun

nauð f

1. distress
2. need, necessity

Declension

Declension of nauð (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nauð	nauðin	nauðir	nauðirnar
accusative	nauð	nauðina	nauðir	nauðirnar
dative	nauð	nauðinni	nauðum	nauðunum
genitive	nauðar	nauðarinnar	nauða	nauðanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: nauð, neyð
• Faroese: neyð
• Norwegian Nynorsk: naud
• Old Swedish: nø̄þ
  • Swedish: nöd
• Danish: nød
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nød
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: nød