angist

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *angustiz.

Noun

angist f (genitive angistar, plural angistir)

  1. anguish

Declension
  Declension of angist (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative angist angistin angistir angistirnar
accusative angist angistina angistir angistirnar
dative angist angistinni angistum angistunum
genitive angistar angistarinnar angista angistanna

Derived terms
  • angistarár n (“year of misery”)
  • angistarneyð f (“great distress”)
  • angistartími m (“hour of distress”)

References
  • angist in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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