Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondo.

Noun

pund n (singular definite pundet, plural indefinite pund)

1. pound (weight or currency)

Declension

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰʊnt/

  Rhymes: -ʊnt

Noun

pund n (genitive singular punds, plural pund)

1. pound (weight or currency)

Declension

Derived terms

• skálpund n
• lispund n
• skippund n
• tvípund n

Gothic

Romanization

pund

1. Romanization of 𐍀𐌿𐌽𐌳

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰʏnt/

  Rhymes: -ʏnt

Noun

pund n ‎(genitive singular punds, nominative plural pund)

1. pound (unit of weight / mass)
   1. a traditional unit in Iceland (standardized at 498 grams or, informally, 500 g), 12 merkur
   2. various similar units from other areas, most commonly the avoirdupois pound (453.59237 g)
2. pound (unit of currency)
3. (uncountable) wealth, possessions
4. (uncountable, figuratively) talents, gifts; merit, worth

Declension

Old English

Noun

pund n

1. pound (weight or currency)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish pund, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondo.

Pronunciation

Noun

pund n

1. a pound (unit of mass)
2. a pound (currency), capital, resources

Declension

Related terms

• lispund
• pundare
• skålpund
• skeppund