nauðung

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nauðung.

Noun

nauðung f (genitive singular nauðungar, nominative plural nauðungar)

  1. coercion, force, compulsion

Declension

Declension of nauðung (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nauðung nauðungin nauðungar nauðungarnar
accusative nauðung nauðungina nauðungar nauðungarnar
dative nauðung nauðunginni nauðungum nauðungunum
genitive nauðungar nauðungarinnar nauðunga nauðunganna

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

nauðung f (genitive nauðungar, dative nauðungu)

  1. compulsion, constraint

Declension

Declension of nauðung (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nauðung nauðungin nauðungar nauðungarnar
accusative nauðung nauðungina nauðungar nauðungarnar
dative nauðungu nauðungunni nauðungum nauðungunum
genitive nauðungar nauðungarinnar nauðunga nauðunganna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “nauðung”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 308; also available at the Internet Archive
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