æða

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse æðr.

Noun

æða f (genitive singular æðu, plural æður)

  1. eider
  2. common eider (Somateria mollissima)
  3. female eider (except female king eider)

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æða æðan æður æðurnar
accusative æðu æðuna æður æðurnar
dative æðu æðuni æðum æðunum
genitive æðu æðunnar æða æðanna

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse œða, from Proto-Germanic *wōdijaną. Cognate with wüten.

Verb

æða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative æddi, supine ætt)

  1. to rage
    Synonym: ólmast
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

Noun

æða f (genitive singular æðu, nominative plural æður)

  1. (anatomy) choroid
Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

æða

  1. indefinite genitive plural of æð

Old Norse

Noun

æða

  1. genitive plural of æðr