brundur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse brundr, cognate with Danish brynde (“ardour”) and German Brunst (“heat, rut; sexual excitement of animals”), itself from the Old High German brunst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾʊntʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ʊntʊɹ

Noun

brundur m (genitive singular brunds, plural brundar)

1. (sheep) breeder

Declension

Declension of brundur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brundur	brundurin	brundar	brundarnir
accusative	brund	brundin	brundar	brundarnar
dative	brundi	brundinum	brundum	brundunum
genitive	brunds	brundsins	brunda	brundanna

Derived terms

• brundførur
• brundgeldur
• brundgjólingur
• brunding
• brundlamb
• brundpengar
• brundseyður
• brundstygg
• brundtíð
• skotabrundur

Related terms

• brunda

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brundr, cognate with Danish brynde (“ardour”) and German Brunst (“heat, rut; sexual excitement of animals”), itself from the Old High German brunst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprʏntʏr/
• Rhymes: -ʏntʏr

Noun

brundur m (genitive singular brunds, no plural)

1. sperm

Declension

declension of brundur

m-s1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	brundur	brundurinn
accusative	brund	brundinn
dative	brundi	brundinum
genitive	brunds	brundsins

Derived terms

• brundhrútaefni
• brundhrútsket
• brundhrútur
• brundlykt
• brundtíð
• brundtími
• nautsbrundur

Related terms

• brunda

See also

• frjó (sperm; pollen)
• sæði (seed; sperm)
• sæðisfruma (sperm cell)