Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dauði, dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dauði m (genitive singular dauða, no plural)

  1. death
    • Revelation 6-11 (English and Icelandic)
      Og ég sá, og sjá: Bleikur hestur, og sá er á honum sat, hann hét Dauði, og Hel var í för með honum. Þeim var gefið vald yfir fjórða hluta jarðarinnar, til þess að deyða með sverði, með hungri og drepsótt og láta menn farast fyrir villidýrum jarðarinnar.
      I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

Declension

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    Declension of dauði
m-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative dauði dauðinn
accusative dauða dauðann
dative dauða dauðanum
genitive dauða dauðans

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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Derived from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz (death).

Noun

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dauði m

  1. death
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: dauði
  • Faroese: deyði
  • Old Swedish: dø̄þe

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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dauði

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of dauðr