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

Declension

Declension of ósk (feminine)

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

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

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ósk”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 325; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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