angist

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *angustiz.

Noun

angist f (genitive angistar, plural angistir)

  1. anguish

Declension

Declension of angist (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative angist angistin angistir angistirnar
accusative angist angistina angistir angistirnar
dative angist angistinni angistum angistunum
genitive angistar angistarinnar angista angistanna

Derived terms

  • angistarár n (“year of misery”)
  • angistarneyð f (“great distress”)
  • angistartími m (“hour of distress”)
  • angistarfullur (“anxious”)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “angist”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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