öfund

See also: ǫfund

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz (“jealousy, envy, resentment”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈœːvʏnt/
Rhymes: -œːvʏnt

Noun

öfund f (genitive singular öfundar, no plural)

envy

Declension

declension of öfund

	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular
nominative	öfund	öfundin
accusative	öfund	öfundina
dative	öfund	öfundinni
genitive	öfundar	öfundarinnar

Synonyms

öfundsýki

Derived terms

öfundsjúkur

Further reading

“öfund” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

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