deigja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse deigja, from Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ (“dairy maid, bread kneader”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈteiːja/
Rhymes: -eiːja
Homophone: deyja

Noun

deigja f (genitive singular deigju, no plural)

(obsolete) maidservant
Synonym: þerna
dampness, moisture
Synonym: raki

Declension

declension of deigja

	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular
nominative	deigja	deigjan
accusative	deigju	deigjuna
dative	deigju	deigjunni
genitive	deigju	deigjunnar

Related terms

deig (“dough”)
deigur (“moist, damp”)

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