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dund

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German doond (work, act, job),[1] which appears to be related to Proto-Germanic *dōną (to do, put).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dund n (genitive singular dunds, no plural)

  1. pottering about, tinkering, dawdling
    Synonyms: dútl, bauk, föndur, stell

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Derived terms

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  • dunda (to potter about, to busy oneself)
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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “dund”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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Old Irish

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Article

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dund

  1. Alternative form of don (of/from the; to/for the)