eiður

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.

Pronunciation

Noun

eiður m (genitive singular eiðar, plural eiðir)

  1. oath
  2. swear word

Declension

m12 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative eiður eiðurin eiðir eiðirnir
Accusative eið eiðin eiðir eiðirnar
Dative eiði eiðinum eiðum eiðunum
Genitive eiðar eiðarins eiða eiðanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.

Pronunciation

Noun

eiður m (genitive singular eiðs, nominative plural eiðar)

  1. oath

Declension

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