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ást

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ást.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ást f (genitive singular ástar, plural ástir)

  1. love

Declension

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f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ást ástin ástir ástirnar
accusative ást ástina ástir ástirnar
dative ást ástini ástum ástunum
genitive ástar ástarinnar ásta ástanna

Synonyms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ást, from Proto-Germanic *anstiz. Cognate with Faroese ást, Norwegian Nynorsk åst, Old English æst, est (consent, kindness, pleasure), Old High German anst (joy, favour, gratitude), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐍃 (ansts).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ást f (genitive singular ástar, nominative plural ástir)

  1. love
    Synonyms: amor, kærleiki, kærleikur
  2. (term of endearment) love
    Hvað sagðirðu, ástin mín?What did you say, my dear?

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 28 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *anstiz.

Noun

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ást f (genitive ástar, plural ástir)

  1. love

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: ást
  • Faroese: ást
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åst
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åst
  • Danish: ast
  • Swedish: ast