avund

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑːʋʉn(d)/

Noun

avund f (definite singular avunda, uncountable)

1. envy

Synonyms

• misunning

References

• “avund” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish afund, from Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

avund c

1. envy

   Den framlysande avunden i Ygbergs anförande framblåste ett strömoln över den soliga himmelen, men det var blott för ett ögonblick, ty alla visste att avunden hade ett långt, förlorat livs bitterhet till ursäkt.

   The apparent envy in Ygberg's speech threw a sudden cloud over the sunlit skies, but it was but for the moment, for everyone knew that the envy had a long, lost life's bitterness as its excuse.

Declension

Declension of avund

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	avund	avunds
	definite	avunden	avundens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• avundad
• avundas
• avundsam
• avundsfri
• avundsfull
• avundsjuk
• avundsjuka
• avundsman
• avundsvärd
• penisavund
• unna

References

• avund in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• avund in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• avund in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• duvan