fjandi

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz. Cognate with Norwegian and Swedish fiende, Danish fjende, English fiend, Dutch vijand, German Feind.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfjantɪ/
Rhymes: -antɪ

Noun edit

fjandi m (genitive singular fjanda, nominative plural fjendur or fjandar)

(archaic or poetic) enemy
devil, demon, fiend
a term for another person (or thing) implying strong dislike or annoyment

Usage notes edit

The plural fjendur is used with the sense of “enemies”, but fjandar for “devils”. In the sense “enemy”, the word is rarely encountered in the singular anymore. In the sense “devil”, it is often used in the singular with the definite article to indicate the Devil (Satan).

Declension edit

declension of fjandi

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-w2	singular		plural
nominative	fjandi	fjandinn	fjendur	fjendurnir
accusative	fjanda	fjandann	fjendur	fjendurna
dative	fjanda	fjandanum	fjendum	fjendunum
genitive	fjanda	fjandans	fjenda	fjendanna