ósk

See also: osk. and Ósk

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ósk, from Proto-Germanic *wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈousk/
• Rhymes: -ousk

Noun

ósk f (genitive singular óskar, nominative plural óskir)

1. wish

Derived terms

• óska (verb)

Related terms

• æskja

Anagrams

• skó

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).

Noun

ósk f

1. wish

   yðr gengr allt at óskum

   everything succeeds to your wishes

Declension

  Declension of ósk (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ósk	óskin	óskar	óskarnar
accusative	ósk	óskina	óskar	óskarnar
dative	ósk	óskinni	óskum	óskunum
genitive	óskar	óskarinnar	óska	óskanna

Derived terms

• óskabyrr m (“a fair wind to one's heart content”)
• óskasonr m (“adopted son”)
• óskavel (“just as one wishes; exceedingly well”)
• óskbarn n (“adopted child”)
• óskberni n (“adopted child”)
• óskmær f (“chosen maid”)
• óskmǫgr m (“beloved son”)

 

Descendants

• Icelandic: ósk f

References

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