eið

See also: eith, eid, Eid, EID, -eid, 'eid, and 'Eid

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːj/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eið, in turn from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Old Swedish ēþ (Modern Swedish ed) and Norwegian eid. More at eid.

Alternative forms

Noun

eið n (genitive singular eiðs, plural eið)

  1. isthmus
Declension
n4 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eið eiðið eið eiðini
accusative eið eiðið eið eiðini
dative eið, eiði eiðnum eiðum eiðunum
genitive eiðs eiðsins eiða eiðanna

Etymology 2

From the noun eiður.

Noun

eið

  1. accusative singular of eiður

Icelandic

Noun

eið

  1. indefinite accusative singular of eiður

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aidą, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo.

Noun

eið n (genitive eiðs, dative eiði, plural eið)

  1. isthmus
Declension
Declension of eið (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eið eiðit eið eiðin
accusative eið eiðit eið eiðin
dative eiði eiðinu eiðum eiðunum
genitive eiðs eiðsins eiða eiðanna
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Icelandic: eið, eiði
  • Faroese: eið, eiði
  • Norn: ed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eid, eide
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eid
  • Old Swedish: ēþ
    • Swedish: ed
  • → English: eid, (dialectal)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “eið”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 104; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

eið

  1. accusative singular of eiðr
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