sandur
See also: Sandur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Icelandic sandur (“sand”). Doublet of sand.
Noun
sandur (plural sandurs)
Translations
outwash plain
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Anagrams
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.
Pronunciation
Noun
sandur m (genitive singular sands, plural sandar)
Declension
m7 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sandur | sandurin | sandar | sandarnir |
Accusative | sand | sandin | sandar | sandarnar |
Dative | sandi | sandinum | sondum | sondunum |
Genitive | sands | sandsins | sanda | sandanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.
Pronunciation
Noun
sandur m (genitive singular sands, nominative plural sandar)
- sand
- Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
- Ríðum, ríðum og rekum yfir sandinn,
- rennur sól á bak við Arnarfell,
- hér á reiki er margur óhreinn andinn,
- úr því fer að skyggja á jökulsvell;
- Drottinn leiði drösulinn minn,
- drjúgur verður síðasti áfanginn.
- Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,
- the sun is settling behind Arnarfell.
- Here many spirits of the dark
- threaten in the gloom over the glacier's ice.
- The Lord leads my horse,
- it is still a long, long way home.
- Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
Declension
declension of sandur
Derived terms
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