# synd
## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundī; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /søn/, [sønˀ]

### Noun

synd c (singular definite synden, plural indefinite synder)
* sin
* pity, shame, sorrow

#### Derived terms

* for sine synders skyld - "because of his sins" (in punishment of)
    jeg blev leder af virksomheden for mine synders skyld - I became leader of this company in punishment of my sins (jocular)
* det er synd - it's a pity
    det er synd for hende - it's a pity for her
* vejret er godt, det var synd at sige noget andet - the weather is fine, it would be a shame to say something else
* fædrenes synder straffes på børnene - "the children will pay for the sins of the fathers" (after 2. Mos. 20,5)

#### Related terms

* synde (verb)

### References

* Nudansk Ordbog (edition of 1974)
* Becker-Christensen, Christian (2010) Nudansk ordbog med etymologi [Modern Danish Dictionary with Etymology], Politikens Forlagshus
* “synd” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
* “synd” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɪnd]

### Noun

synd f (genitive singular syndar, plural syndir)
* sin
* injustice
* pity, sorrow, shame

#### Usage notes

* Dagin eftir sær hann Jesus koma til sín og sigur: »Sí, Guðs lamb, sum ber synd heimsins! ... « (Joh. 1,29)
* gera synd við ein - to treat someone unjust
* tað er synd fyri hann - this is a pity for him
* tað er synd í honum - he is to pity
* mær tykir synd í honum - I have pity on him, I feel sorry for him

#### Related terms

* synda (to sin)

### References

* Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1991) [1891] “synd”, in Færøsk Anthologi [Faroese Anthology] (in Danish), 3rd edition, volume 2, Copenhagen [1891], Tórshavn [1991], page 340
* Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen et al. (1998) “synd”, in Føroysk orðabók [Faroese Dictionary] (in Faroese), Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundī; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɪnt/
* Rhymes: -ɪnt

### Noun

synd f (genitive singular syndar, nominative plural syndir)
* sin
* shame
    Það er synd að þetta skuli vera svona.It is a shame it has to be like that.

#### Usage notes

* segja til syndanna (to lecture someone, to give a good talking to)

#### Related terms

* syndga (“to sin”)

### Adjective

synd
* feminine of syndur (“knows how to swim”)

### References

* Icelandic Online Dictionary

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).

### Noun

synd f or m (definite singular synda or synden, indefinite plural synder, definite plural syndene)
* a sin
* a pity, shame, sorrow
* synes synd på - to be / feel sorry for

#### Derived terms

* dødssynd
* syndebukk
* syndflod

#### Related terms

* synde (to sin)
* synder

### References

* “synd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).

### Noun

synd f (definite singular synda, indefinite plural synder, definite plural syndene)
* a sin
* a pity, shame, sorrow

#### Derived terms

* dødssynd
* syndebukk
* syndflod

#### Related terms

* synde (to sin)

### References

* “synd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old English
### Verb

synd
* plural present indicative of wesan

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sundī (“sin, crime; something that should not be”), whence also Old English synn, Old Saxon sundia, Old High German sunta, Old Dutch sunda. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”).

### Noun

synd f
* sin

#### Descendants

* Danish: synd
* Faroese: synd
* Icelandic: synd
* Norn: sind
* Norwegian Bokmål: synd
* Norwegian Nynorsk: synd
* Swedish: synd

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “synd”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

synd c
* sin
* (in some expressions) shame, pity (something unfortunate)
    Så de kan inte komma? Det var synd.So they can't come? That's a pity.
    Synd att det gick så dåligtShame it went so poorly
* (in some expressions) pity, sorriness (in the sense of feeling sorry for something)

#### Derived terms

* tycka synd om
* vara synd om

### Interjection

synd
* (what a) pity, shame

### References

* synd in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

### Anagrams

* dyns