áeggjan

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From á +‎ eggja +‎ -an.

Noun

áeggjan f (genitive áeggjanar, plural áeggjanir)

  1. egging on, instigation

Declension

Declension of áeggjan (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative áeggjan áeggjanin áeggjanir áeggjanirnar
accusative áeggjan áeggjanina áeggjanir áeggjanirnar
dative áeggjan áeggjaninni áeggjunum áeggjununum
genitive áeggjanar áeggjanarinnar áeggjana áeggjananna

Derived terms

  • áeggjanarfífl n
  • áeggjanargreinir f pl
  • áeggjanaróp n
  • áeggja
  • áeggjari

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “áeggjan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 31; also available at the Internet Archive
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