eign

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eign. Cognate with Faroese ogn, Danish egn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eikn/
  • Rhymes: -eikn

Noun

eign f (genitive singular eignar, nominative plural eignir)

  1. property
  2. possession
  3. ownership, possession

Declension

Declension of eign (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eign eignin eignir eignirnar
accusative eign eignina eignir eignirnar
dative eign eigninni eignum eignunum
genitive eignar eignarinnar eigna eignanna

Derived terms

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse eign.

Noun

eign f (definite singular eigna, indefinite plural eigner, definite plural eignene)

  1. possession, property
  2. estate, fortune

References

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to eiga and eiginn.

Noun

eign f

  1. property
  2. possession
  3. estate, landed property (especially in the plural)

Declension

Declension of eign (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eign eignin eignir eignirnar
accusative eign eignina eignir eignirnar
dative eign eigninni eignum eignunum
genitive eignar eignarinnar eigna eignanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: eign
  • Faroese: ogn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eign
  • Danish: egn c

Further reading

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