eigi

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Verb

eigi

  1. first-person singular present of eiga

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Adverb

eigi

  1. (dated or formal) not
    Synonyms: (normal register) ekki, (archaic) ei
    eigi síðar en ― not later than

Etymology 2

Verb

eigi

  1. inflection of eiga:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present subjunctive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

eigi

  1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of eigen

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From earlier ne eigi from Proto-Germanic *ni aiw-gin (“never”), from *ne, *ni (“not”) + *aiw (“always, for ever”) + *-gin.

Adverb

eigi

  2. not
    Synonyms: né, -at
Descendants

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aigô.

Noun

eigi m (genitive eiga)

  2. possession
  3. property
Declension
  Declension of eigi (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eigi eiginn eigar eigarnir
accusative eiga eigann eiga eigana
dative eiga eiganum eigum eigunum
genitive eiga eigans eiga eiganna

Further reading

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch eigen.

Adjective

eigi

  1. own
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