ǫnd

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See also: önd

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *anadz (duck, ennet), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts.

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Noun

ǫnd f (genitive andar, plural andir or endr)

  1. duck
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  • Icelandic: önd
  • Faroese: ont
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: and, ond
  • Norwegian: (dialectal) ònd, ånd, ønd, ånt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: and
  • Old Swedish: and
  • Old Danish: *and (attested plural)

Etymology 2

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Noun

ǫnd f (genitive andar, plural andir)

  1. breath
  2. soul
  3. life inasmuch as breath or soul has a bodily presence there
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