ævi
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ævi, from Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ævi f (genitive singular ævi, plural ævir)
Declension edit
| Declension of ævi (defective) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f33 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ævi | ævin | ævir | ævirnar |
| accusative | ævi | ævina | ævir | ævirnar |
| dative | ævi | ævini | — | — |
| genitive | ævi | ævinnar | — | — |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ævi, from Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ævi f (genitive singular ævi, nominative plural ævir)
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄, from *aiwaz, *aiwiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oyus, *h₂eyus (“(allotted) lifetime”). Germanic cognates include Old English ǣ(w) (“law”), Old Frisian ēwe, Old High German ēwa (“eternity”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (aiws, “age, eternity”). Accusative singular form in Proto-Germanic *aiwį was used as an adverb meaning "ever", and thence came Old Norse æ (“ever, always”). Indo-European cognates include Latin aevum, Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn), Sanskrit आयुस् (ā́yus, “life, vital power”) and Old Armenian ոչ (očʻ, “not”).
Noun edit
ævi f (genitive ævi)
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: ævi f
- Faroese: ævi f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: æve f
- Old Swedish: äve n pl
- Swedish: äva f (dialectal)
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)