[go: nahoru, domu]

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ást.

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Noun

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ást f (genitive singular ástar, plural ástir)

  1. love

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Declension of ást
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ást ástin ástir ástirnar
accusative ást ástina ástir ástirnar
dative ást ástini ástum ástunum
genitive ástar ástarinnar ásta ástanna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ást, from Proto-Germanic *anstiz. Cognate with Faroese ást, Norwegian Nynorsk åst, Old English æst, est (consent, kindness, pleasure), Old High German anst (joy, favour, gratitude), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐍃 (ansts).[1]

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Noun

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ást f (genitive singular ástar, nominative plural ástir)

  1. love
  2. term of endearment love
    Hvað sagðirðu, ástin mín?What did you say, my dear?

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal MagnússonÍslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 28. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *anstiz.

Noun

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ást f (genitive ástar, plural ástir)

  1. love

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: ást
  • Faroese: ást
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åst
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åst
  • Danish: ast
  • Swedish: ast