eikja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

eikja f (definite singular eikja, indefinite plural eikjer or eikjor, definite plural eikjene or eikjone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of eikje
  2. definite singular of eikje

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

From eik (“oak”).

Noun

eikja f (genitive eikju)

  1. a small ferry
  2. a logboat (made of oak)

Declension

Declension of eikja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eikja eikjan eikjur eikjurnar
accusative eikju eikjuna eikjur eikjurnar
dative eikju eikjunni eikjum eikjunum
genitive eikju eikjunnar eikna eiknanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: eikja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eikja, eikje; (dialectal) eikj, øykj
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: eike
  • Swedish: eka; (dialectal) öka
  • Danish: ege
    • Norwegian Bokmål: eke

Further reading

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