vorboð

Icelandic

Etymology

From vor (“spring”) +‎ boð (“message”).

Noun

vorboð n (genitive singular vorboðs, nominative plural vorboð)

  1. the harbinger of spring, a sign that spring is coming; a harbinger-of-spring

Declension

Declension of vorboð (neuter, based on boð)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vorboð vorboðið vorboð vorboðin
accusative vorboð vorboðið vorboð vorboðin
dative vorboði vorboðinu vorboðum vorboðunum
genitive vorboðs vorboðsins vorboða vorboðanna

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “vorboð”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
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