vándr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wandaz (“twisted, turned”), an o-grade adjective from *windaną (“to wind”).[1] Compare Old English onda.

Adjective

vándr (comparative verri, superlative verstr)

  1. evil

Declension

Comparative and superlative degrees are identical with those of illr.

    Strong declension of vándr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vándr vánd vánt
accusative vándan vánda vánt
dative vándum vándri vándu
genitive vánds vándrar vánds
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vándir vándar vánd
accusative vánda vándar vánd
dative vándum vándum vándum
genitive vándra vándra vándra
    Weak declension of vándr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vándi vánda vánda
accusative vánda vándu vánda
dative vánda vándu vánda
genitive vánda vándu vánda
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vándu vándu vándu
accusative vándu vándu vándu
dative vándum vándum vándum
genitive vándu vándu vándu
    Declension of comparative of vándr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative verri verri verra
accusative verra verri verra
dative verra verri verra
genitive verra verri verra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative verri verri verri
accusative verri verri verri
dative verrum verrum verrum
genitive verri verri verri
    Strong declension of superlative of vándr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative verstr verst verst
accusative verstan versta verst
dative verstum verstri verstu
genitive versts verstrar versts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative verstir verstar verst
accusative versta verstar verst
dative verstum verstum verstum
genitive verstra verstra verstra
    Weak declension of superlative of vándr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative versti versta versta
accusative versta verstu versta
dative versta verstu versta
genitive versta verstu versta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative verstu verstu verstu
accusative verstu verstu verstu
dative verstum verstum verstum
genitive verstu verstu verstu

Descendants

  • Danish: ond
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: ond
  • Faroese: vándur, óndur
  • Icelandic: vondur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vond
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vond
  • Swedish: ond

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wanda-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 573

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