naud

See also: nauð

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

nød (also Bokmål)

Etymology

From Old Norse nauð, nauðr, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /næʉ/

Noun

naud f (definite singular nauda, indefinite plural nauder, definite plural naudene)

want, poverty
distress, in danger
Dei er i naud ute på havet!
They are in distress at sea!

Derived terms

References

“naud” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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