pund

Etymology

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

Noun

pund n (singular definite pundet, plural indefinite pund)

1. pound (currency)
2. unit of mass, usually between 350 and 500 g (496 g in Denmark before 1839)

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)

Romanization

pund

1. Romanization of 𐍀𐌿𐌽𐌳

Etymology

From Latin pondus.

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

Etymology

From Old Norse pund, from Latin pondus

Noun

pund n (definite singular pundet, indefinite plural pund, definite plural punda or pundene)

1. a pound (monetary unit in the United Kingdom, Egypt, etc.)
2. a pound (former unit of weight in Norway, the term is still used for pound weights in other contexts)

References

• “pund” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse pund, from Latin pondus

Noun

pund n (definite singular pundet, indefinite plural pund, definite plural punda)

1. a pound (monetary unit in the United Kingdom, Egypt, etc.)
2. a pound (former unit of weight in Norway)

References

• “pund” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondo.

Noun

pund n

1. pound (weight or currency)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

pund n

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