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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ekkja f (genitive singular ekkju, plural ekkjur)
- (archaic) widow
Declension
Synonyms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ekkja f (genitive singular ekkju, nominative plural ekkjur)
- widow
Declension
Declension of ekkja (feminine)
References
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
Noun
ekkja f
- widow
- (poetic) maiden, lass
Descendants
See also
References
- “ekkja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)