úð

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ud"

Icelandic

Etymology

From a contraction of hugð ( > *úðug > *úð(i)g > úð), from hyggja (“to think, believe”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːð/
  • Rhymes: -uːð

Noun

úð f (genitive singular úðar, nominative plural úðir)

  1. mind, opinion
    Synonyms: hugur, hyggja

Declension

Declension of úð (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative úð úðin úðir úðirnar
accusative úð úðina úðir úðirnar
dative úð úðinni úðum úðunum
genitive úðar úðarinnar úða úðanna

Derived terms

  • andúð (“antipathy”)
  • ástúð (“affection, fondness”)
  • léttúð (“frivolity, levity”)
  • munúð (“lust, pleasure”)
  • samúð (“sympathy”)
  • varúð (“care, caution”)
  • þverúð (“obstinacy”)

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “úð”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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