erindi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse erendi, from Proto-Germanic *airundiją. Cognate with Danish ærinde, Swedish ärende, English errand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːrɪntɪ/

Noun

erindi n (genitive singular erindis, nominative plural erindi)

1. errand, business
2. message

   Synonym: skilaboð

3. speech, talk, lecture

   Synonyms: fyrirlestur, ræða

4. (poetry) stanza, strophe

   Synonym: vísa

Declension

declension of erindi

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	erindi	erindið	erindi	erindin
accusative	erindi	erindið	erindi	erindin
dative	erindi	erindinu	erindum	erindunum
genitive	erindis	erindisins	erinda	erindanna

Related terms

• erinda (“to run an errand”)