öfund

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse öfund, ǫfund, afund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz (jealousy, envy, resentment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈœːvʏnt/
  • Rhymes: -œːvʏnt

Noun

öfund f (genitive singular öfundar, no plural)

  1. envy

Declension

Synonyms

  • öfundsýki

Derived terms

  • öfundsjúkur
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