húsbóndi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse húsbóndi. Cf. Faroese hús (“house”) and bóndi (“farmer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhʏsˌpœntɪ/
Rhymes: -œntɪ

Noun

húsbóndi m (genitive singular húsbónda, plural húsbøndur)

paterfamilias

Declension

m5	singular		plural
m5	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	húsbóndi	húsbóndin	húsbøndur	húsbøndurnir
accusative	húsbónda	húsbóndan	húsbøndur	húsbøndurnar
dative	húsbónda	húsbóndanum	húsbóndum	húsbóndunum
genitive	húsbónda	húsbóndans	húsbónda	húsbóndanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse húsbóndi. Cf. Icelandic hús (“house”) and bóndi (“farmer; husband”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhus.pountɪ/

Noun

húsbóndi m (genitive singular húsbónda, nominative plural húsbændur)

master of the house
Synonym: herra

Harður húsbóndi.
A severe master.

Ég er húsbóndinn á þessu heimili!
I am the master of this house!

Declension

Declension of *húsbóndi* (masculine)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	húsbóndi	húsbóndinn	húsbændur	húsbændurnir
accusative	húsbónda	húsbóndann	húsbændur	húsbændurna
dative	húsbónda	húsbóndanum	húsbændum, húsbóndum¹	húsbændunum, húsbóndunum¹
genitive	húsbónda	húsbóndans	húsbænda, húsbónda¹	húsbændanna, húsbóndanna¹

¹Rare/obsolete.

Old Norse

Etymology

From hús +‎ bóndi.

Noun

húsbóndi m (genitive húsbónda, plural húsbǿndr)

master of the house

Declension

Declension of *húsbóndi* (strong nd-stem)
masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	húsbóndi	húsbóndinn	húsbǿndr	húsbǿndrnir
accusative	húsbónda	húsbóndann	húsbǿndr	húsbǿndrna
dative	húsbónda	húsbóndanum	húsbóndum	húsbóndunum
genitive	húsbónda	húsbóndans	húsbónda	húsbóndanna

Descendants

Icelandic: húsbóndi
Faroese: húsbóndi
Norwegian: husbond
Swedish: husbonde
Danish: husbond
→ Old English: hūsbonda (see there for further descendants)

References

“hús·bóndi” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen