ósk
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse ósk, from Proto-Germanic *wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈousk/
- Rhymes: -ousk
Noun
ósk f (genitive singular óskar, nominative plural óskir)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ósk | óskin | óskir | óskirnar |
| accusative | ósk | óskina | óskir | óskirnar |
| dative | ósk | óskinni | óskum | óskunum |
| genitive | óskar | óskarinnar | óska | óskanna |
Derived terms
- óska (verb)
Related terms
Anagrams
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).
Noun
ósk f
- wish
- yðr gengr allt at óskum
- everything succeeds to your wishes
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ósk | óskin | óskar | óskarnar |
| accusative | ósk | óskina | óskar | óskarnar |
| dative | ósk | óskinni | óskum | óskunum |
| genitive | óskar | óskarinnar | óska | óskanna |
Derived terms
- óskabyrr m (“a fair wind to one's heart content”)
- óskasonr m (“adopted son”)
- óskavel (“just as one wishes; exceedingly well”)
- óskbarn n (“adopted child”)
- óskberni n (“adopted child”)
- óskmær f (“chosen maid”)
- óskmǫgr m (“beloved son”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: ósk f
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ósk”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 325; also available at the Internet Archive