eyki

Old Norse

Etymology

The expected outcome of Proto-Germanic *jaukiją. Related to ok (“yoke”), eykr (“draft animal”).

Noun

eyki n (genitive eykis)

  1. vehicle, cart

Declension

Declension of eyki (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eyki eykit eyki eykin
accusative eyki eykit eyki eykin
dative eyki eykinu eykjum eykjunum
genitive eykis eykisins eykja eykjanna

Derived terms

  • eykhestr m (“cart-horse”)

Noun

eyki

  1. accusative plural indefinite of eykr

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “eyki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 120; also available at the Internet Archive
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