æs

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "aes"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse æs, from Proto-Germanic *ansijō. Cognate with Latin ānsa (“handle”).

Noun

æs f (genitive singular æsar, plural æsir)

  1. eyelet

Declension

Declension of æs
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æs æsin æsir æsirnar
accusative æs æsina æsir æsirnar
dative æs æsini æsum æsunum
genitive æsar æsarinnar æsa æsanna

Further reading

  • "æs" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse æs, from Proto-Germanic *ansijō. Cognate with Latin ānsa (“handle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

æs f (genitive singular æsar, nominative plural æsar)

  1. outer edge, border

Usage notes

Almost exclusively used in the accusative plural in the adverbial phrase út í æsar (“in detail, thoroughly”).

Declension

    Declension of æs
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æs æsin æsar æsarnar
accusative æs æsina æsar æsarnar
dative æs æsinni æsum æsunum
genitive æsar æsarinnar æsa æsanna

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēdsto-. Cognate with West Frisian ies (“bait, carrion”), Dutch aas (“bait, carrion”) and German Aas (“bait, carrion”).

Noun

ǣs n

  1. food, meat
  2. carrion, dead carcass

Declension

Declension of ǣs (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ǣs ǣs
accusative ǣs ǣs
genitive ǣses ǣsa
dative ǣse ǣsum

Descendants

  • Middle English: ēs, ese, hes

References

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