vindauga

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Etymology

A compound of vind (“wind”) +‎ auga (“eye”) inherited from Old Norse vindauga, whence also Modern English window.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²vɪn(d)œʊː(ɡ)a/

Noun

vindauga n (definite singular vindauga, indefinite plural vindaugo, definite plural vindaugo)

  1. a window
    Synonym: glashol
  2. definite plural of vindauge

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References

Old Norse

Etymology

vindr (“wind”) +‎ auga (“eye”)

For semantic parallels, compare Old English ēagþȳrel (“window”, literally “eye-hole”) from Old English ēaġe (“eye”) and Proto-Slavic *okъnò (“window”) from Proto-Slavic *ȍko (“eye”).

Noun

vindauga n (genitive vindauga, plural vindaugu)

  1. window
    Synonyms: gluggi m, vindgluggr m

Declension

Declension of vindauga (weak an-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vindauga vindaugat vindaugu vindaugun
accusative vindauga vindaugat vindaugu vindaugun
dative vindauga vindauganu vindaugum vindaugunum
genitive vindauga vindaugans vindaugna vindaugnanna

Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vindauga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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