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Auður

Auður

See also: auður

Icelandic

Proper noun

Auður f

  1. A female given name
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse Auðr, proper name use of auðr (wealth) ( > Icelandic auður (wealth)), from Proto-Germanic *audaz.

Proper noun

Auður m

  1. (rare) A male given name
Declension

auður

auður

See also: Auður

Icelandic

Adjective

auður (comparative auðari, superlative auðastur)

  1. empty
    Húsið var autt.
    The house was empty.
  2. desolate
Inflection
Derived terms
  • sitja auðum höndum

Etymology 2

From Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *audaz whence also Faroese eyður. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd; Old English ēad (happiness); Old High German ōt.

Noun

auður m (genitive singular auðs, no plural)

  1. wealth, riches
Declension