óvinr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • úvinr

Etymology

ó- (“un-, non-”) +‎ vinr (“friend”)

Noun

óvinr m

  1. enemy, foe
    Gáttir allar / áðr gangi fram / um skoðask skyli / um skygnask skyli / því at óvíst / er at vita / hvar óvinir / sitja á fleti fyrir. — verse 1 of the Hávamál

Declension

Declension of óvinr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative óvinr óvinrinn óvinir óvinirnir
accusative óvin óvininn óvini óvinina
dative óvin óvininum óvinum óvinunum
genitive óvinar óvinarins óvina óvinanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: óvinur
  • Faroese: óvinur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: uven, uvin; (dialectal) óvin, óven, óvænn
  • Swedish: ovän
  • Danish: uven
    • Norwegian Bokmål: uvenn
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