eigi

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaiːjɪ/
• Rhymes: -aiːji
• Homophones: eiði, Eiði, eiðið

Verb

eigi

1. first-person singular present of eiga

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Adverb

eigi

1. (dated or formal) not

   Synonyms: (normal register) ekki, (archaic) ei

   eigi síðar en ― not later than

Etymology 2

Verb

eigi

1. inflection of eiga:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present subjunctive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

eigi

1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of eigen

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From earlier ne eigi from Proto-Germanic *ni aiw-gin (“never”), from *ne, *ni (“not”) + *aiw (“always, for ever”) + *-gin. See *aiwaz for the middle component.

Adverb

eigi

2. not

   Synonyms: né, -at

Descendants

• Danish: ej, ikke
• Faroese: ei
• Icelandic: eigi, ei, ekki
• Norn: ye
• Norwegian Bokmål: ei, ikkje
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ei, ikkje
• Old Swedish: eigh, eighi, ey, ække, ikke
  • Swedish: ej, icke
• → North Frisian: ai, ei

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aigô.

Noun

eigi m (genitive eiga)

2. possession
3. property

Declension

Declension of eigi (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eigi	eiginn	eigar	eigarnir
accusative	eiga	eigann	eiga	eigana
dative	eiga	eiganum	eigum	eigunum
genitive	eiga	eigans	eiga	eiganna

Further reading

• J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on eigi.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch eigen.

Adjective

eigi

1. own