eign

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eign. Cognate with Faroese ogn, Danish egn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eikn/
• Rhymes: -eikn

Noun

eign f (genitive singular eignar, nominative plural eignir)

1. property
2. possession
3. ownership, possession

Declension

declension of eign

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eign	eignin	eignir	eignirnar
accusative	eign	eignina	eignir	eignirnar
dative	eign	eigninni	eignum	eignunum
genitive	eignar	eignarinnar	eigna	eignanna

Derived terms

• eignarfall

Anagrams

• engi

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse eign.

Noun

eign f (definite singular eigna, indefinite plural eigner, definite plural eignene)

1. possession, property
2. estate, fortune

References

• “eign” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to eiga and eiginn.

Noun

eign f

1. property
2. possession
3. estate, landed property (especially in the plural)

Declension

  Declension of eign (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eign	eignin	eignir	eignirnar
accusative	eign	eignina	eignir	eignirnar
dative	eign	eigninni	eignum	eignunum
genitive	eignar	eignarinnar	eigna	eignanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: eign
• Faroese: ogn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: eign
• Danish: egn c

References

• “eign”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press