afbrýði
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse afbrýði, afbrygði.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈav.priːðɪ/
Noun
afbrýði f (genitive singular afbrýði, no plural)
- jealousy
- Synonym: afbrýðisemi
Declension
| 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
- 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
| feminine | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | afbrýði | afbrýðin |
| accusative | afbrýði | afbrýðina |
| dative | afbrýði | afbrýðinni |
| genitive | afbrýði | afbrýðinnar |