avund

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɑːʋʉn(d)/

Noun

avund f (definite singular avunda, uncountable)

  1. envy

Synonyms

  • misunning

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish afund, from Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

avund c

  1. envy
    Den framlysande avunden i Ygbergs anförande framblåste ett strömoln över den soliga himmelen, men det var blott för ett ögonblick, ty alla visste att avunden hade ett långt, förlorat livs bitterhet till ursäkt.
    The apparent envy in Ygberg's speech threw a sudden cloud over the sunlit skies, but it was but for the moment, for everyone knew that the envy had a long, lost life's bitterness as its excuse.

Declension

Declension of avund 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative avund avunden
Genitive avunds avundens

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