synd

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundī; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /søn/, [sønˀ]

Noun

synd c (singular definite synden, plural indefinite synder)

1. sin
2. pity, shame, sorrow

Inflection

Declension of synd

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	synd	synden	synder	synderne
genitive	synds	syndens	synders	syndernes

Derived terms

• for sine synders skyld - "because of his sins" (in punishment of)

jeg blev leder af virksomheden for mine synders skyld - I became leader of this company in punishment of my sins (jocular)

• det er synd - it's a pity

det er synd for hende - it's a pity for her

• vejret er godt, det var synd at sige noget andet - the weather is fine, it would be a shame to say something else
• fædrenes synder straffes på børnene - "the children will pay for the sins of the fathers" (after 2. Mos. 20,5)

Related terms

• synde (verb)

References

• Nudansk Ordbog (edition of 1974)
• Becker-Christensen, Christian (2010) Nudansk ordbog med etymologi [Modern Danish Dictionary with Etymology], Politikens Forlagshus
• “synd” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
• “synd” in Den Danske Ordbog

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɪnd]

Noun

synd f (genitive singular syndar, plural syndir)

1. sin
2. injustice
3. pity, sorrow, shame

Usage notes

• Dagin eftir sær hann Jesus koma til sín og sigur: »Sí, Guðs lamb, sum ber synd heimsins! ... « (Joh. 1,29)
• gera synd við ein - to treat someone unjust
• tað er synd fyri hann - this is a pity for him
• tað er synd í honum - he is to pity
• mær tykir synd í honum - I have pity on him, I feel sorry for him

Declension

f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	synd	syndin	syndir	syndirnar
accusative	synd	syndina	syndir	syndirnar
dative	synd	syndini	syndum	syndunum
genitive	syndar	syndarinnar	synda	syndanna

Related terms

• synda (to sin)

References

• Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1991) [1891] “synd”, in Færøsk Anthologi [Faroese Anthology] (in Danish), 3rd edition, volume 2, Copenhagen [1891], Tórshavn [1991], page 340
• Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen et al. (1998) “synd”, in Føroysk orðabók [Faroese Dictionary] (in Faroese), Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundī; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪnt/
• Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

synd f (genitive singular syndar, nominative plural syndir)

1. sin
2. shame

   Það er synd að þetta skuli vera svona.

   It is a shame it has to be like that.

Usage notes

• segja til syndanna (to lecture someone, to give a good talking to)

Declension

Declension of synd (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	synd	syndin	syndir	syndirnar
accusative	synd	syndina	syndir	syndirnar
dative	synd	syndinni	syndum	syndunum
genitive	syndar	syndarinnar	synda	syndanna

Related terms

• syndga (“to sin”)

Adjective

synd

1. feminine of syndur (“knows how to swim”)

References

• Icelandic Online Dictionary

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).

Noun

synd f or m (definite singular synda or synden, indefinite plural synder, definite plural syndene)

1. a sin
2. a pity, shame, sorrow
3. synes synd på - to be / feel sorry for

Derived terms

• dødssynd
• syndebukk
• syndflod

Related terms

• synde (to sin)
• synder

References

• “synd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).

Noun

synd f (definite singular synda, indefinite plural synder, definite plural syndene)

1. a sin
2. a pity, shame, sorrow

Derived terms

• dødssynd
• syndebukk
• syndflod

Related terms

• synde (to sin)

References

• “synd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Verb

synd

1. plural present indicative of wesan

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sundī (“sin, crime; something that should not be”), whence also Old English synn, Old Saxon sundia, Old High German sunta, Old Dutch sunda. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”).

Noun

synd f

1. sin

Descendants

• Danish: synd
• Faroese: synd
• Icelandic: synd
• Norn: sind
• Norwegian Bokmål: synd
• Norwegian Nynorsk: synd
• Swedish: synd

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “synd”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

synd c

1. sin
2. (in some expressions) shame, pity (something unfortunate)

   Så de kan inte komma? Det var synd.

   So they can't come? That's a pity.

   Synd att det gick så dåligt

   Shame it went so poorly

3. (in some expressions) pity, sorriness (in the sense of feeling sorry for something)

Declension

Declension of synd

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	synd	synds
	definite	synden	syndens
plural	indefinite	synder	synders
	definite	synderna	syndernas

Derived terms

• tycka synd om
• vara synd om

Interjection

synd

1. (what a) pity, shame

References

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

Anagrams

• dyns