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Old Norse
Etymology
From sakna + -naðr.
Noun
saknaðr m (genitive saknaðar, plural saknaðir)
- sorrow for something that is lost, feeling of loss
Declension
Declension of saknaðr (strong u-stem)
Descendants
References
- saknaðr in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- saknaðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- “saknaðr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen