æs

See also: äs, aes, AES, áes, a**es, and -aes

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaiːs/

  Rhymes: -aiːs

Noun

æs f (genitive singular æsar, nominative plural æsar)

1. outer edge, border

Usage notes

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

Declension

declension of æs

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æs	æsin	æsar	æsarnar
accusative	æs	æsina	æsar	æsarnar
dative	æs	æsinni	æsum	æsunum
genitive	æsar	æsarinnar	æsa	æsanna

References

• “æs” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)