vándr
See also: vandr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wandaz (“twisted, turned”), an o-grade adjective from *windaną (“to wind”). Compare Old English onda.
Adjective
vándr (comparative verri, superlative verstr)
- evil
Declension
Comparative and superlative degrees are identical with those of illr.
Strong declension of vándr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | vándr | vánd | vánt |
accusative | vándan | vánda | vánt |
dative | vándum | vándri | vándu |
genitive | vánds | vándrar | vánds |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | vándir | vándar | vánd |
accusative | vánda | vándar | vánd |
dative | vándum | vándum | vándum |
genitive | vándra | vándra | vándra |
Weak declension of vándr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | vándi | vánda | vánda |
accusative | vánda | vándu | vánda |
dative | vánda | vándu | vánda |
genitive | vánda | vándu | vánda |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | vándu | vándu | vándu |
accusative | vándu | vándu | vándu |
dative | vándum | vándum | vándum |
genitive | vándu | vándu | vándu |
Declension of comparative of vándr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | verri | verri | verra |
accusative | verra | verri | verra |
dative | verra | verri | verra |
genitive | verra | verri | verra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | verri | verri | verri |
accusative | verri | verri | verri |
dative | verrum | verrum | verrum |
genitive | verri | verri | verri |
Strong declension of superlative of vándr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | verstr | verst | verst |
accusative | verstan | versta | verst |
dative | verstum | verstri | verstu |
genitive | versts | verstrar | versts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | verstir | verstar | verst |
accusative | versta | verstar | verst |
dative | verstum | verstum | verstum |
genitive | verstra | verstra | verstra |
Weak declension of superlative of vándr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | versti | versta | versta |
accusative | versta | verstu | versta |
dative | versta | verstu | versta |
genitive | versta | verstu | versta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | verstu | verstu | verstu |
accusative | verstu | verstu | verstu |
dative | verstum | verstum | verstum |
genitive | verstu | verstu | verstu |
Descendants
- Danish: ond
- Faroese: vándur, óndur
- Icelandic: vondur
- Norwegian: vond, ond
- Swedish: ond
- Westrobothnian: onn, ond
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “wanda”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 573