félag

See also: felag

Icelandic

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

Derived terms

• lánasamvinnufélag (credit union)
• stéttarfélag (trade union)
• sveitarfélag

Related terms

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

 

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
• Icelandic: félag
• Norwegian Nynorsk: felag n; felles (from (til) félags)
• Norwegian Bokmål: felles

References

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