eyður

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *audaz whence also Icelandic auður. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd; Old English ēad (“happiness”); Old High German ōt.

Noun

eyður m (genitive singular eyðs, uncountable)

  1. wealth, riches
Declension
Declension of eyður (singular only)
m6s singular
indefinite definite
nominative eyður eyðurin
accusative eyð eyðin
dative eyði eyðinum
genitive eyðs eyðsins

Etymology 2

From Old Norse auðr (“desolate”), from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz whence also Icelandic auður, Norwegian aud and ød, Danish ød, Swedish öd. Cognate with Old English ēaþ, īeþe, and Old High German ōdi.

Adjective

eyður (comparative eyðari, superlative eyðastur)

  1. desolate
  2. empty
Inflection
Declension of eyður (a15)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative eyður eyð eytt
Accusative eyðan eyða eytt
Dative eyðum eyðari eyðum
Genitive eyðs eyðar eyðs
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative eyðir eyðar eyð
Accusative eyðar eyðar eyð
Dative eyðum eyðum eyðum
Genitive eyða eyða eyða
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