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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz.
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Noun
avund f (definite singular avunda, uncountable)
- envy
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish afund, from Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz.
Pronunciation
Noun
avund c
- envy
Den framlysande avunden i Ygbergs anförande framblåste ett strömoln över den soliga himmelen, men det var blott för ett ögonblick, ty alla visste att avunden hade ett långt, förlorat livs bitterhet till ursäkt.- The apparent envy in Ygberg's speech threw a sudden cloud over the sunlit skies, but it was but for the moment, for everyone knew that the envy had a long, lost life's bitterness as its excuse.
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