yndi

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse yndi, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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yndi n (genitive singular yndis, no plural)

  1. delight, joy, pleasure

Declension

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    Declension of yndi
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative yndi yndið
accusative yndi yndið
dative yndi yndinu
genitive yndis yndisins

Synonyms

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wunjō f. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to love).

Noun

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yndi n (genitive yndis)

  1. delight, happiness

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: yndi n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ynde n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ynde m

References

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  • yndi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press