félag

See also: felag

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse félag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjɛːlaːɣ/

Noun

félag n (genitive singular félags, nominative plural félög)

1. a (usually formally organized) group of people and/or other group entities; society, company, organization

Declension

Declension of félag (neuter, based on lag)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	félag	félagið	félög	félögin
accusative	félag	félagið	félög	félögin
dative	félagi	félaginu	félögum	félögunum
genitive	félags	félagsins	félaga	félaganna

Derived terms

• félagslyndi (“sociability”)
• félagslyndur (“sociable”)
• lánasamvinnufélag (“credit union”)
• stéttarfélag (“trade union”)
• sveitarfélag (“municipality. township”)

Related terms

• félagi
• félagsfræði
• félagslegur
• félagsmaður
• félagsskapur
• hlutafélag
• samfélag
• samvinnufélag

Further reading

• “félag” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Etymology

From fé (“livestock, wealth”) +‎ lag.

Noun

félag n (genitive félags)

1. fellowship, partnership

Declension

Declension of félag (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	félag	félagit	félǫg	félǫgin
accusative	félag	félagit	félǫg	félǫgin
dative	félagi	félaginu	félǫgum	félǫgunum
genitive	félags	félagsins	félaga	félaganna

Derived terms

• félagaerfð f (“a partner's inheritance”)
• félagi m (“partner, comrade”)
• félagleikr m (“friendlyness”)
• félagligr (“friendly, kind”)
• félagsbú n (“joint household”)
• félagsfé n (“common fund”)
• félagsgørð f (“entrance into partnership; contract”)
• félagshross n (“a horse owned in partnership with others”)
• félagskapligr (“friendly, kind”)
• félagskapr m (“partnership, friendship”)
• félagslagning f (“entering into partnership”)
• félagsmaðr m (“partner”)
• félagsvætti n (“a witness in matters of a félag”)
• samfélag n (“fellowship, company”)
• vandræðafélag n (“troublesome fellowship”)

Descendants

• Danish: fælle (archaic)
• Icelandic: félag
• Norwegian Nynorsk: felag n; felles (from (til) félags)
• Norwegian Bokmål: felles
• Old Swedish: fælagh

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “félag”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 132; also available at the Internet Archive