eiða

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See also: eida

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aiþį̄, *aiþǭ.

Noun

eiða f

  1. (poetic) mother
Declension
Declension of eiða (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eiða eiðan eiður eiðurnar
accusative eiðu eiðuna eiður eiðurnar
dative eiðu eiðunni eiðum eiðunum
genitive eiðu eiðunnar eiðna eiðnanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “eiða”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 104; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

eiða

  1. genitive plural of eið
  2. genitive plural of eiði
  3. genitive plural of eiðr
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