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

• eiði

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

• eiði

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