æva

See also: aeva

Icelandic

Noun

æva

  1. indefinite genitive plural of ævi

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

æva f

  1. definite singular of æve

Old Norse

Etymology

Clipping of ævagi, from a form related to Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“ever”), whence also æ (“ever”), + -gi (“negative suffix”). Literally 'not ever'.

Adverb

æva (not comparable)

  1. never
    Synonym: aldrigi

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “æva”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 525; also available at the Internet Archive
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