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ǫnd

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See also: önd

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *anadz (duck, ennet), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts.

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Noun

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ǫnd f (genitive andar, plural andir or endr)

  1. duck
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  • Icelandic: önd
  • Faroese: ont
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: and, ond
  • Norwegian: (dialectal) ònd, ånd, ønd, ånt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: and
  • Old Swedish: and
  • Old Danish: *and (attested plural)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *anadô (breath, spirit, zeal), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-dʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”). Alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *anþą (breath), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-to-m, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”).

Noun

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ǫnd f (genitive andar, plural andir)

  1. breath
  2. soul
  3. life inasmuch as breath or soul has a bodily presence there
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