ekkja
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛʰt͡ʃːa/
- Rhymes: -ɛʰt͡ʃːa
Noun
ekkja f (genitive singular ekkju, plural ekkjur)
- (archaic) widow
Declension
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ekkja | ekkjan | ekkjur | ekkjurnar |
| accusative | ekkju | ekkjuna | ekkjur | ekkjurnar |
| dative | ekkju | ekkjuni | ekkjum | ekkjunum |
| genitive | ekkju | ekkjunnar | ekkja | ekkjanna |
Synonyms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛhca/
- Rhymes: -ɛhca
Noun
ekkja f (genitive singular ekkju, nominative plural ekkjur)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ekkja | ekkjan | ekkjur | ekkjurnar |
| accusative | ekkju | ekkjuna | ekkjur | ekkjurnar |
| dative | ekkju | ekkjunni | ekkjum | ekkjunum |
| genitive | ekkju | ekkjunnar | ekkna | ekknanna |
Related terms
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
Noun
ekkja f
- widow
- (poetic) maiden, lass
- c. 850, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Haustlǫng, stanza 15:
- seðr gekk Svǫlnis ekkja / sundr
- at once the wife of Svǫlnir [= Earth] split asunder.
- c. 850, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Haustlǫng, stanza 15:
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ekkja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)