tíund

Icelandic

Noun

tíund f (genitive singular tíundar, nominative plural tíundir)

  1. a tithe

Declension

Declension of tíund (feminine, based on und)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tíund tíundin tíundir tíundirnar
accusative tíund tíundina tíundir tíundirnar
dative tíund tíundinni tíundum tíundunum
genitive tíundar tíundarinnar tíunda tíundanna

Derived terms

  • tíunda (“to report, to relate”)

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “tíund”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

tíund f

  1. tithe

Declension

Declension of tíund (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tíund tíundin tíundar, tíundir tíundarnar, tíundirnar
accusative tíund tíundina tíundar, tíundir tíundarnar, tíundirnar
dative tíund tíundinni tíundum tíundunum
genitive tíundar tíundarinnar tíunda tíundanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: tíund f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tiend f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tiende m
  • Swedish: tionde n
  • Danish: tiende c

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “tíund”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 438; also available at the Internet Archive
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