æs

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse æs, from Proto-Germanic *ansijō. Cognate with Latin ānsa (handle).

Noun

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æs f (genitive singular æsar, plural æsir)

  1. eyelet

Declension

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Declension of æs
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æs æsin æsir æsirnar
accusative æs æsina æsir æsirnar
dative æs æsini æsum æsunum
genitive æsar æsarinnar æsa æsanna

Further reading

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  • "æs" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse æs, from Proto-Germanic *ansijō. Cognate with Latin ānsa (handle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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æs f (genitive singular æsar, nominative plural æsar)

  1. outer edge, border

Usage notes

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Almost exclusively used in the accusative plural in the adverbial phrase út í æsar (in detail, thoroughly).

Declension

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References

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *ēsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēdsto-. Cognate with West Frisian ies (bait, carrion), Dutch aas (bait, carrion) and German Aas (bait, carrion).

Noun

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ǣs n

  1. food, meat
  2. carrion, dead carcass

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: ēs, ese, hes

References

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