nauð

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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nauð f (genitive singular nauðar, nominative plural nauðir)

  1. need
  2. distress
    Synonym: neyð
Declension
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    Declension of nauð
f-s2 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

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From the verb nauða.

Noun

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nauð n (genitive singular nauðs, no plural)

  1. nagging, pestering, whining
Declension
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    Declension of nauð
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative nauð nauðið
accusative nauð nauðið
dative nauði nauðinu
genitive nauðs nauðsins
Synonyms
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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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nauð f

  1. distress
  2. need, necessity

Descendants

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