eimyrja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eimyrja, from Proto-Germanic *aimuzjǭ.

Noun

eimyrja f (genitive singular eimyrju, no plural)

  1. embers

Declension

Declension of eimyrja (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative eimyrja eimyrjan
accusative eimyrju eimyrjuna
dative eimyrju eimyrjunni
genitive eimyrju eimyrjunnar

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aimuzjǭ, equivalent to eimr +‎ yrja.

Noun

eimyrja f (genitive eimyrju, plural eimyrjur)

  1. embers

Declension

Declension of eimyrja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eimyrja eimyrjan eimyrjur eimyrjurnar
accusative eimyrju eimyrjuna eimyrjur eimyrjurnar
dative eimyrju eimyrjunni eimyrjum eimyrjunum
genitive eimyrju eimyrjunnar eimyrja eimyrjanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: eimyrja
  • Faroese: eimyrja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eimyrja, eimyrje
  • Swedish: mörja

Further reading

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