eiginn

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See also: èiginn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz.

Adjective

eiginn m

  1. one's own
    Ég sá þetta með mínum eigin augum!
    I saw it with my own eyes!

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, past participle of *aiganą, whence also eiga.

Adjective

eiginn

  1. own, proper

Declension

    Strong declension of eiginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative eiginn eigin eigit
accusative eignan eigna eigit
dative eignum eiginni eignu
genitive eigins eiginnar eigins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative eignir eignar eigin
accusative eigna eignar eigin
dative eignum eignum eignum
genitive eiginna eiginna eiginna
    Weak declension of eiginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative eigni eigna eigna
accusative eigna eignu eigna
dative eigna eignu eigna
genitive eigna eignu eigna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative eignu eignu eignu
accusative eignu eignu eignu
dative eignum eignum eignum
genitive eignu eignu eignu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: eiginn
  • Faroese: egin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eigen
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: eigen
  • Elfdalian: iegen
  • Old Swedish: ēghin
  • Danish: egen
    • Norwegian Bokmål: egen

References

  • “eiginn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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