æður

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ. Cognate to the form æðr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːʊɹ/

Noun

æður f (genitive singular æðar, plural æðrar)

  1. (Suðuroy) vein, vessel

Declension

f18 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æður æðurin æðrar æðrarnar
accusative æður æðrina æðrar æðrarnar
dative æður æðrini æðrum æðrunum
genitive æðar æðarinnar æðra æðranna

Synonyms

  • æðr (rest of the country)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːðʏr/
    Rhymes: -aiːðʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse æðr, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ēdī, cognate with Sanskrit आति (āti, aquatic bird), or else from Proto-Germanic *awidō, cognate with Latin avis (bird).

Noun

æður f (genitive singular æðar, nominative plural æðar or (non-standard) æður or (obsolete) æðir) or
(regional) æður f (genitive singular (regional) æðrar, nominative plural (regional) æðrar) or
(non-standard) æður m (genitive singular (non-standard) æðurs, nominative plural (non-standard) æðrar)

  1. eider
    Synonym: æðarfugl
Usage notes
  • Multiple alternate inflections and forms are found:
    • In the feminine, the nominative/accusative plural form æður occurs but is non-standard, while the form æðir is obsolete.
    • The feminine inflection with the -ur belonging to the stem is regional.
    • The masculine inflection with the -ur belonging to the stem is non-standard.
Declension
Declension of æður (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æður æðurin æðar, æður1, æðir2 æðarnar, æðurnar1, æðirnar2
accusative æði æðina æðar, æður1, æðir2 æðarnar, æðurnar1, æðirnar2
dative æði æðinni æðum æðunum
genitive æðar æðarinnar æða æðanna

1Non-standard.
2Obsolete.

Declension of æður (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æður1 æðurin1 æðrar1 æðrarnar1
accusative æður1 æðurina1 æðrar1 æðrarnar1
dative æður1 æðurinni1 æðrum1 æðrunum1
genitive æðrar1 æðrarinnar1 æðra1 æðranna1

1Regional.

Declension of æður (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æður1 æðurinn1 æðrar1 æðrarnir1
accusative æður1 æðurinn1 æðra1 æðrana1
dative æðri1 æðrinum1 æðrum1 æðrunum1
genitive æðurs1 æðursins1 æðra1 æðranna1

1Non-standard.

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “æður”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “æður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • æður”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ. Now replaced by the form æð.

Noun

æður f (genitive singular æðrar, nominative plural æðrar) or
æður f (genitive singular æðar, nominative plural æðar)

  1. (obsolete) vein
    Synonym: æð
Declension
Declension of æður (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æður æðrin æðrar æðrarnar
accusative æður æðrina æðrar æðrarnar
dative æður æðrinni æðrum æðrunum
genitive æðrar æðrarinnar æðra æðranna
Declension of æður (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æður æðurin æðar æðarnar
accusative æði æðina æðar æðarnar
dative æði æðinni æðum æðunum
genitive æðar æðarinnar æða æðanna

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Norse œðr, from Proto-Germanic *wōdijaz. Now mostly replaced by the variant væður.

Adjective

æður (not comparable)

  1. wadeable
Declension
Positive forms of æður
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative æður æð ætt
accusative æðan æða
dative æðum æðri æðu
genitive æðs æðrar æðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative æðir æðar æð
accusative æða
dative æðum
genitive æðra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative æði æða æða
acc/dat/gen æða æðu
plural (all-case) æðu

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

æður

  1. inflection of æða:
    1. indefinite nominative plural
    2. indefinite accusative plural