gandur
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse gandr, from Proto-Germanic *gandaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to beat; slay”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -antʊɹ
Noun edit
gandur m (genitive singular gands, uncountable)
Declension edit
Declension of gandur (singular only) | ||
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m6s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gandur | gandurin |
accusative | gand | gandin |
dative | gandi | gandinum |
genitive | gands | gandsins |
Related terms edit
- ganda (to conjure)
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Norse gandr, from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᚾᛞᚨᛉ (*gandaʀ) (attested in ᚢᚾᚷᚨᚾᛞᛁᛉ (ungandiʀ, “unsorcered; not bewitched”)), from Proto-Germanic *gandaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to beat; slay”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gandur m (genitive singular gands, nominative plural gandar)
- a riding animal, an animal for riding
- Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
- Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn,
- rökkrið er að síða á Herðubreið,
- álfadrottning er að beizla gandinn,
- ekki er gott að verða á hennar leið;
- vænsta klárinn vildi eg gefa til
- að vera kominn ofan í Kiðagil.
- Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,
- darkness settles over Herðubreið.
- The Queen of the elves bridles her steed -
- be careful not to cross her path.
- My best horse I'd sacrifice
- to be safely back in Kiðagil.
- Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
- (archaic) a wolf, a dangerous beast
- a magic staff
Declension edit
declension of gandur
Synonyms edit
- (riding animal): reiðskjóti
- (magic staff): galdrastafur, töfrasproti, töfrastafur
Middle English edit
Noun edit
gandur
- Alternative form of gandre