synd

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Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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synd c (singular definite synden, plural indefinite synder)

  1. sin
  2. pity, shame, sorrow

Inflection

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Derived terms

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  • 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
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Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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synd f (genitive singular syndar, plural syndir)

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

Usage notes

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Declension

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Declension of synd
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
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References

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  • V. U. Hammershaimb: Færøsk Anthologi. Copenhagen 1891, 3rd edition Tórshavn 1991 (vol. 2, p. 340: synd)
  • Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen, et al.: Føroysk orðabók. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag 1998. (synd)

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Declension

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    Declension of synd
f-s2 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
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Adjective

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synd

  1. feminine of syndur (knows how to swim)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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 - to be / feel sorry for

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

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Old English

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Verb

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synd

  1. plural present indicative of wesan

Old Norse

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Etymology

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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

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synd f

  1. sin

Descendants

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

References

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  • synd”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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Interjection

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synd

  1. (what a) pity, shame

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Anagrams

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