nauð

See also: naud

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nøyːð/
• Rhymes: -øyːð

Etymology 1

From Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

Noun

nauð f (genitive singular nauðar, nominative plural nauðir)

1. need
2. distress

   Synonym: neyð

Etymology 2

From the verb nauða.

Noun

nauð n (genitive singular nauðs, no plural)

1. nagging, pestering, whining

Synonyms

• (nagging): kvabb, suð, nudd, juð

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• nauðr, neyð

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ (*naudiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz. Compare Old English nīed, nēad (English need), Old Frisian nēd (West Frisian need), Old Saxon nōd (Low German noot), Old High German nōt (German Not), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (nauþs).

Noun

nauð f

1. distress
2. need, necessity

Declension

  Declension of nauð (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nauð	nauðin	nauðir	nauðirnar
accusative	nauð	nauðina	nauðir	nauðirnar
dative	nauð	nauðinni	nauðum	nauðunum
genitive	nauðar	nauðarinnar	nauða	nauðanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: nauð, neyð
• Faroese: neyð
• Norwegian Nynorsk: naud
• Old Swedish: nø̄þ
  • Swedish: nöd
• Danish: nød
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nød
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: nød