ynski

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish ønske, ynske, from the verb ønske, ynske from Old Norse œskja, from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną. Forms without -n- are attested in Old Danish yske (verb) and usk (noun) (< Old Norse ósk), and -n- seems to have been reintroduced into these words under the influence of Middle Low German (compare German Low German wönschen (“wish”, verb), Plautdietsch Wensch (“wish”, noun)).

Noun

ynski n (genitive singular ynskis, plural ynski or ynskir)

1. wish, request, desire

Declension

n25	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ynski	ynskið	ynski, ynskir	ynskini
accusative	ynski	ynskið	ynski, ynskir	ynskini
dative	ynski	ynskinum	ynskjum	ynskjunum
genitive	ynskis	ynskisins	ynskja	ynskjanna

Related terms

• ynskja (to wish)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

[ynski n]

1. definite plural of ynske