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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.
Noun
nauð f (genitive singular nauðar, nominative plural nauðir)
- need
- distress
- Synonym: neyð
Declension
Declension of nauð (feminine)
Etymology 2
From the verb nauða.
Noun
nauð n (genitive singular nauðs, no plural)
- nagging, pestering, whining
Declension
Declension of nauð (sg-only neuter)
Synonyms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse *ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ (*naudiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz. Compare Old English nīed, nēad (English need), Old Frisian nēd (West Frisian need), Old Saxon nōd (Low German noot), Old High German nōt (German Not), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (nauþs).
Noun
nauð f
- distress
- need, necessity
Declension
Declension of nauð (strong i-stem)
Descendants