eimr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• eimi

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aimaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews- (“to burn”).

Noun

eimr m (genitive eims, plural eimar)

1. reek, vapor

Declension

  Declension of eimr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eimr	eimrinn	eimar	eimarnir
accusative	eim	eiminn	eima	eimana
dative	eimi	eiminum	eimum	eimunum
genitive	eims	eimsins	eima	eimanna

Related terms

• eimyrja
• ím

Descendants

• Icelandic: eimur
• Faroese: eimur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: eim

References

• eimi, eimr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.