öfund

See also: ǫfund

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz (“jealousy, envy, resentment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈœːvʏnt/
• Rhymes: -œːvʏnt

Noun

öfund f (genitive singular öfundar, no plural)

1. envy

Declension

declension of öfund

f-s2	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	öfund	öfundin
accusative	öfund	öfundina
dative	öfund	öfundinni
genitive	öfundar	öfundarinnar

Synonyms

• öfundsýki

Derived terms

• öfundsjúkur

Further reading

• “öfund” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)