Dictionary:hund

Nynorn

Etymology

From Old Norse hundr (ONP)

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

hund [hond], sb., a dog; pronounced with u [o]-sound, e.g. in Fo. Otherwise often: hond [hȯnd, hȯᶇd], esp. of a large, ugly dog. Metaph., hond is used as a contemptuous term about or to a person; dy hond [di hȯᶇd]! you hound! (U^{n., bu}.). Also hønd [hønd]. A dim. form. hondi [hȯndi] is mostly used as a pet name for a dog. — O.N. hundr, m., a dog, L.Sc. hund, sb. — Now comm.: Eng. dog. In certain phrases, however, hund, hond or hønd are still used, as: a hoken [hɔkən, håkən] h., a greedy dog; see the proverbial phrase given under hoken, adj.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Noun

hund

1. dog

Inflection

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Synonyms

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