vinur

From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːnʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -iːnʊɹ

vinur m (genitive singular vinar, plural vinir)

1. friend

• frændi

• óvinur
• fíggindi

From Old Norse vinr, Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪːnʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɪːnʏr

vinur m (genitive singular vinar, nominative plural vinir)

1. friend

   Synonyms: máti, félagi, kumpáni

   Þú ert vinur minn.

   You are my friend.

   Þú ert góður vinur.

   You are a good friend.

2. (colloquial, slang, somewhat old-fashioned, often used with a definite article) mate, lad, an affectionate moniker for a close friend or pal, especially used as a form of address

   Synonyms: kall (often in the definite form kallinn), gaur, kjell (often in the definite form kjellinn)

   Jæja vinurinn, ætli maður fari ekki að koma sér af stað.

   Well mate, I guess we should get going.