vǫndr

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wanduz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, weave, braid”).

Noun

vǫndr m (genitive vandar, plural vendir)

  1. wand, switch, twig
  2. stripe (in cloth)
  3. wicker, wattle

Declension

  Declension of vǫndr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vǫndr vǫndrinn vendir vendirnir
accusative vǫnd vǫndinn vǫndu vǫnduna
dative vendi vendinum vǫndum vǫndunum
genitive vandar vandarins vanda vandanna

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Descendants

References

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Brodeur, Arthur Gilchrist (transl.) (1916). The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation. Available online
  • Byock, Jesse L. (2013) Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas, →ISBN, page 370
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