eið
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse eið, in turn from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Old Swedish ēþ (Modern Swedish ed) and Norwegian eid. More at eid.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
eið n (genitive singular eiðs, plural eið)
Declension edit
Declension of eið | ||||
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n4 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | eið | eiðið | eið | eiðini |
accusative | eið | eiðið | eið | eiðini |
dative | eið, eiði | eiðnum | eiðum | eiðunum |
genitive | eiðs | eiðsins | eiða | eiðanna |
Etymology 2 edit
From the noun eiður.
Noun edit
eið
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
eið
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *aidą, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo.
Noun edit
eið n (genitive eiðs, dative eiði, plural eið)
Declension edit
Declension of eið (strong a-stem)
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- eið in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
eið