eið
Faroese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse eið, in turn from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁y- (“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Old Swedish ēþ (Modern Swedish ed) and Norwegian eid. More at eid.
Alternative forms
Noun
eið n (genitive singular eiðs, plural eið)
Declension
Declension of eið | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
n4 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | eið | eiðið | eið | eiðini |
accusative | eið | eiðið | eið | eiðini |
dative | eið, eiði | eiðnum | eiðum | eiðunum |
genitive | eiðs | eiðsins | eiða | eiðanna |
Etymology 2
From the noun eiður.
Noun
eið
Icelandic
Noun
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *aidą, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁y- (“go”) and Latin eo.
Noun
eið n (genitive eiðs, dative eiði, plural eið)
Declension
Declension of eið (strong a-stem)
Alternative forms
Descendants
- Icelandic: eið, eiði
- Faroese: eið, eiði
- Norn: ed
- Norwegian Nynorsk: eid, eide
- Norwegian Bokmål: eid
- Old Swedish: eþ, ēþ
- Swedish: ed
- → English: eid, (dialectal)
References
- eið in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
eið
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