feigð

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse feigð, from Proto-Germanic *faigiþō. Equivalent to feigur +‎ .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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feigð f (genitive singular feigðar, no plural)

  1. feyness, an approaching death or approach of death, imminent death, a foreboding of death
    Feigð kallar að honum.
    Death calls upon him.
    • 13th century, (Please provide the book title or journal name), translation of Njáls saga:
      „Koma mun til mín feigðin,“ segir Gunnar, „hvar sem eg er staddur ef mér verður þess auðið.“
      "Feyness will come to me when it will come," says Gunnar, "wherever I may be, if that is my fate."

Declension

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    Declension of feigð
f-s2 singular
indefinite definite
nominative feigð feigðin
accusative feigð feigðina
dative feigð feigðinni
genitive feigðar feigðarinnar

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *faigiþō, equivalent to feigr (fey, doomed to die) +‎ .

Noun

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feigð f

  1. feyness; approaching death or doom

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: feigð
  • Faroese: feigð, feigd
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: feigd
  • Swedish: fegd