nauð
See also: naud
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.
Noun edit
nauð f (genitive singular nauðar, nominative plural nauðir)
Declension edit
declension of nauð
Etymology 2 edit
From the verb nauða.
Noun edit
nauð n (genitive singular nauðs, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of nauð
Synonyms edit
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Norse *ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ (*naudiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz. Compare Old English nīed, nēad (English need), Old Frisian nēd (West Frisian need), Old Saxon nōd (Low German noot), Old High German nōt (German Not), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (nauþs).
Noun edit
nauð f