örvun

== Icelandic == === Alternative forms === örvan === Etymology === From örva +‎ -un. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈœrvʏn/ Rhymes: -œrvʏn === Noun === örvun f (genitive singular örvunar, nominative plural örvanir) encouragement, excitement Synonym: hvatning sexual excitement, arousal ==== Declension ==== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “örvun”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “örvun”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið “örvun” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)