óvinr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• úvinr

Etymology

ó- (“un-, non-”) +‎ vinr (“friend”)

Noun

óvinr m

1. enemy, foe

   Gáttir allar / áðr gangi fram / um skoðask skyli / um skygnask skyli / því at óvíst / er at vita / hvar óvinir / sitja á fleti fyrir. — verse 1 of the Hávamál

Declension

  Declension of óvinr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	óvinr	óvinrinn	óvinir	óvinirnir
accusative	óvin	óvininn	óvini	óvinina
dative	óvin	óvininum	óvinum	óvinunum
genitive	óvinar	óvinarins	óvina	óvinanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: óvinur
• Faroese: óvinur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: uven, uvin; (dialectal) óvin, óven, óvænn
• Swedish: ovän
• Danish: uven
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uvenn