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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse óveðr. Equivalent to ó- + veður. Cognate with English unweather and Danish uvejr, all from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą (“bad weather, storm”).
Noun
óveður n (genitive singular óveðurs, nominative plural óveður)
- very bad weather; very stormy weather (usually with rain)
- Synonyms: illviðri, aftakaveður, vonskuveður, ofsaveður; hvassviðri (“stormy weather”)
Declension
Declension of
óveður (
neuter, based on veður)