erendi

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *airundiją. Whence also ultimately English errand.

Noun

erendi n (genitive erendis)

  1. an errand

Declension

Declension of erendi (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative erendi erendit erendi erendin
accusative erendi erendit erendi erendin
dative erendi erendinu erendum erendunum
genitive erendis erendisins erenda erendanna
  • árr (“messenger”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: erindi
  • Faroese: ørindi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ærend
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ærend
  • Old Swedish: ærande, ærende, ærinde
  • Danish: ærinde

Further reading

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