félag

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See also: felag

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfjɛːlaːɣ/

Noun

félag n (genitive singular félags, nominative plural félög)

a (usually formally organized) group of people and/or other group entities; society, company, organization

Declension

declension of félag

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	félag	félagið	félög	félögin
accusative	félag	félagið	félög	félögin
dative	félagi	félaginu	félögum	félögunum
genitive	félags	félagsins	félaga	félaganna

Derived terms

lánasamvinnufélag (credit union)
stéttarfélag (trade union)
sveitarfélag

Related terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From fé (“livestock, wealth”) +‎ lag.

Noun

félag n (genitive félags)

fellowship, partnership

Declension

Declension of félag (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	félag	félagit	félǫg	félǫgin
accusative	félag	félagit	félǫg	félǫgin
dative	félagi	félaginu	félǫgum	félǫgunum
genitive	félags	félagsins	félaga	félaganna

Derived terms

félagaerfð f (“a partner's inheritance”)
félagi m (“partner, comrade”)
félagleikr m (“friendlyness”)
félagligr (“friendly, kind”)
félagsbú n (“joint household”)
félagsfé n (“common fund”)
félagsgørð f (“entrance into partnership; contract”)
félagshross n (“a horse owned in partnership with others”)
félagskapligr (“friendly, kind”)
félagskapr m (“partnership, friendship”)
félagslagning f (“entering into partnership”)
félagsmaðr m (“partner”)
félagsvætti n (“a witness in matters of a félag”)
samfélag n (“fellowship, company”)
vandræðafélag n (“troublesome fellowship”)

Descendants

Danish: fælle
Icelandic: félag
Norwegian Nynorsk: felag n; felles (from (til) félags)
Norwegian Bokmål: felles

References

félag in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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