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From Old Norse vándr.

ond (neuter ondt, plural and definite singular attributive onde, comparative ondere or værre, superlative (predicative) ondest or værst, superlative (attributive) ondeste or værste)

  1. evil
  • god (adjective)

From Old Norse ǫnd.

ond f (genitive singular andar, plural andir)

  1. breath
  2. soul

From Danish ond. Doublet of the native Norwegian word vond.

  • IPA(key): /ʊnː/, [ɯ̞ᵝnː]
  • (Stavanger) IPA(key): [ɯ̽ᵝnː]

ond (neuter singular ondt, definite singular and plural onde, comparative ondere or verre, indefinite superlative ondest or verst, definite superlative ondeste or verste)

  1. bad, evil, wicked, vicious
    onde ånder - evil spirits

ond

  1. (Gascony) Alternative form of on

ond

  1. Alternative form of and

From Old Norse vándr. Compare Old English onda.

ond (comparative ondare, superlative ondast)

  1. evil

    • 1982, Lustans Lakejer (lyrics and music), “Diamanter [Diamonds]”, in Diamanter / Sång om syrsor [Diamonds / Song about crickets]‎[1]:

      Jag har sett omkring mig. Sett starka män. Och det spelar ingen roll om man är ond. Är du stor, vill alla va' [vara] din vän.

      I have seen around me. Seen strong men. And it doesn't matter if you are evil. If you are big, everyone wants to be your friend.
  3. hurting, making pain

    Jag har en ond tå

    I have a sore toe / toe that hurts
  5. (nominalized, in some expressions) pain

    Hon har ont

    She is in pain [She has pain]

    Hon har ont i axeln

    She has shoulder pain [She has pain in her shoulder]

    Att bli slagen med en hammare gör ont

    Being hit with a hammer hurts [makes pain]

    Min tå gör ont

    My toe hurts [makes pain]

    Gjorde det ont?

    Did it hurt? [Did it make pain?]
  6. (dated) angry

    Nej, jag är inte ond på dig

    No, I’m not angry with you

The expressions in (sense 3) are more common than (sense 2).

Inflection of ond
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ond ondare ondast
neuter singular ont ondare ondast
plural onda ondare ondast
masculine plural2 onde ondare ondast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 onde ondare ondaste
all onda ondare ondaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Contraction of onid, from o (“if”) +‎ nid (“not”).[1]

ond

  1. but
  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ond”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies