yndi

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse yndi, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō.

Pronunciation

Noun

yndi n (genitive singular yndis, no plural)

  1. delight, joy, pleasure

Declension

Synonyms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wunjō f. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to love).

Noun

yndi n (genitive yndis)

  1. delight, happiness

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: yndi n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ynde n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ynde m

References

  • yndi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press