naud
See also: nauð
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- nød
Etymology
From Old Norse nauð, nauðr, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /næʉ/
Noun
naud f (definite singular nauda, indefinite plural nauder, definite plural naudene)
- want, poverty
- distress, in danger
- Dei er i naud ute på havet!
- They are in distress at sea!
Derived terms
- hungersnaud
- naudlanding
References
- “naud” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.