eða

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eda"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eða, from Proto-Germanic *efþau and thus related to Old High German odar, Old English oþþe, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛða] (when unstressed)
• IPA^(key): [ˈɛːða] (when stressed)

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• Rhymes: -ɛːða

Conjunction

eða

1. or

   Synonyms: eður, ellar, ella, ellegar

   Það er annað hvort ég eða hann.

   It's either me or him.

   Viltu fara í bíó eða út að borða?

   Do you want to see a movie or eat out?

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• eðr
• eð

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *efþau, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs

Conjunction

eða

1. or, (either) or, (whether) or, or else
2. (connected with a negation) nor, (neither) nor, and also not
3. (after comparison) than

Adverb

eða

1. otherwise, in the opposite case

Descendants

• Icelandic: eða, eður
• Old Danish: æthe
• Old Gutnish: eþa

References

• “eða” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen