yndi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse yndi, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪntɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɪntɪ

Noun

yndi n (genitive singular yndis, no plural)

  1. delight, joy, pleasure

Declension

Synonyms


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wunjō f. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to love).

Noun

yndi n (genitive yndis)

  1. delight, happiness

Declension

Derived terms

  • yndifall n (bereavement)
  • yndiliga (charmingly)
  • yndiligr (pleasurable)
  • yndisbót f (increase of bliss)
  • yndisstaðr m (place of bliss) (of Eden)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: yndi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ynde
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ynde m

References

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