ond

See also: önd and ǫnd

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vándr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔnˀ]
• Homophone: und

Adjective

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

Antonyms

• god (adjective)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫnd.

Noun

ond f (genitive singular andar, plural andir)

1. breath
2. soul

Declension

f4	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ond	ondin	andir	andirnar
accusative	ond	ondina	andir	andirnar
dative	ond	ondini	ondum	ondunum
genitive	andar	andarinnar	anda	andanna

Middle English

Noun

ond

1. alternative form of onde (“hostility”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

Derived terms

• ondartet
• ond sirkel

References

• “ond” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Occitan

Adverb

ond

1. (Gascony) alternative form of on

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ond/

Conjunction

ond

1. alternative form of and

Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Norse vándr. Compare Old English onda.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ond (comparative ondare, superlative ondast)

1. evil
   • 1982, Lustans Lakejer, “Diamanter [Diamonds]”, in Diamanter / Sång om syrsor [Diamonds / Song about crickets]‎:

     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

Usage notes

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

Declension

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.

Synonyms

• arg (2)

Related terms

• (1): elak
• (2): sur, förbannad
• (3): öm, ömmande, svidande

See also

• av ondo
• göra ont
• ha ont
• ha ont av
• ha ont om
• smärta (“pain”)
• vara ont om

References

• ond in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ond in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ond in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• don
• nod