saud

See also: sauð

Gothic

Romanization

saud

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌳

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sauðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sœʊ̯ː]
• (Nordfjord, Southern Møre dialect) IPA^(key): [sæ̞ɵ̯ːd], [sæ̞ɵ̯ːð]
• Rhymes: -œʊ̯ː

Noun

saud m (definite singular sauden, definite singular dative sauda, indefinite plural sauder, definite plural sauderne, definite plural dative saudom)

1. (pre-1917 or dialectal) alternative form of sau (“sheep”)

Inflection

Historical inflection of saud

		singular		plural
		indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
Aasen1		Saud	Sauden	Sauder	Sauderne
1901		saude	sauden	sauder (saudir)	sauderne (saudine)

• Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
• Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.
• Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.
• ¹Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

Sunnmøre declension of saud (strong i-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	saud, saud’e	saudinnj, saudì	saude	saudinnje
dative	―	sauda	―	saudå

Etymology 2

From syde (“to seethe”).

Noun

saud m or f (definite singular sauden or sauda, indefinite plural saudar or sauder, definite plural saudane or saudene)

1. seething, boiling

Etymology 3

Verb

saud

1. past tense of syde

References

• “saud” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “saud” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring