erindi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse erendi, from Proto-Germanic *airundiją. Cognate with Danish ærinde, Swedish ärende, English errand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːrɪntɪ/

Noun

erindi n (genitive singular erindis, nominative plural erindi)

  1. errand, business
  2. message
    Synonym: skilaboð
  3. speech, talk, lecture
    Synonyms: fyrirlestur, ræða
  4. (poetry) stanza, strophe
    Synonym: vísa

Declension

  • erinda (to run an errand)
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