eiður

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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)

  1. oath
  2. swear word

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)

  1. oath

Declension[edit]

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