eiður
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eiður m (genitive singular eiðar, plural eiðir)
Declension edit
m12 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | eiður | eiðurin | eiðir | eiðirnir |
Accusative | eið | eiðin | eiðir | eiðirnar |
Dative | eiði | eiðinum | eiðum | eiðunum |
Genitive | eiðar | eiðarins | eiða | eiðanna |
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eiður m (genitive singular eiðs, nominative plural eiðar)
Declension edit
declension of eiður
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “eiður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)