ætni

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Related to ætr (edible) and eta (to eat), át- +‎ -i (abstract noun suffix; -ness). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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ætni f

  1. gluttony

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • ætni in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.