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Faroese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse eið, in turn from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Old Swedish ēþ (Modern Swedish ed) and Norwegian eid. More at eid.
Alternative forms
Noun
eið n (genitive singular eiðs, plural eið)
- isthmus
Declension
Etymology 2
From the noun eiður.
Noun
eið
- accusative singular of eiður
Icelandic
Noun
eið
- indefinite accusative singular of eiður
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *aidą, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo.
Noun
eið n (genitive eiðs, dative eiði, plural eið)
- isthmus
Declension
Declension of eið (strong a-stem)
Alternative forms
Descendants
References
- eið in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
eið
- accusative singular of eiðr