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From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).

vinur m (genitive singular vinar, plural vinir)

  1. friend
    • 2015, “Í Tokuni [In the mist]”, performed by Eivør:
      Vinur, vinur sært tú meg gangi her í tokuni?
      Friend, friend, do you see me walking here in the mist?

From Old Norse vinr, Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).

vinur m (genitive singular vinar, nominative plural vinir)

  1. friend
    Synonyms: máti, félagi, kumpáni
    Þú ert vinur minn.
    You are my friend.
    Þú ert góður vinur.
    You are a good friend.
  2. (colloquial, slang, somewhat old-fashioned, often used with a definite article) mate, lad, an affectionate moniker for a close friend or pal, especially used as a form of address
    Synonyms: kall (often in the definite form kallinn), gaur, kjell (often in the definite form kjellinn)

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