afbrýði

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse afbrýði, afbrygði.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈav.priːðɪ/

Noun

afbrýði f (genitive singular afbrýði, no plural)

  1. jealousy
    Synonym: afbrýðisemi

Declension

Declension of afbrýði (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative afbrýði afbrýðin
accusative afbrýði afbrýðina
dative afbrýði afbrýðinni
genitive afbrýði afbrýðinnar

Derived terms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • afbrygði

Etymology

From af- +‎ brúðr (bride) +‎ -i (abstract noun suffix), originally “jealousy of another’s bride”.

Noun

afbrýði f

  1. jealousy
    Synonym: ǫfund
    • c. 850, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, stanza 11:
      Vasa þat bært, / at Bera skyldi
      valsǿfendr / vígs of hvetja,
      þá’s brǿðr tveir / at bǫnum urðusk
      óþurfendr / of afbrýði.
      It was not right, that Bera should incite the slaughters of the slain [WARRIORS] to fight, when the two brothers became each other’s banemen, needlessly, out of jealousy.

Declension

Declension of afbrýði (weak īn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative afbrýði afbrýðin
accusative afbrýði afbrýðina
dative afbrýði afbrýðinni
genitive afbrýði afbrýðinnar