eiðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, whence also Old English āþ, Old Frisian ēth, Old Saxon ēth, Old High German eid, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (aiþs).

Noun

eiðr m

oath

Descendants

Danish: ed c (Old Danish eth)
Faroese: eiður m
Icelandic: eiður m

Norwegian (nynorsk): eid m
Norwegian (bokmål): ed m
Swedish: ed c (Old Swedish eþer m)

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