eiður

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eiður m (genitive singular eiðar, plural eiðir)

  1. oath
  2. swear word

Declension

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m12 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative eiður eiðurin eiðir eiðirnir
Accusative eið eiðin eiðir eiðirnar
Dative eiði eiðinum eiðum eiðunum
Genitive eiðar eiðarins eiða eiðanna

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eiður m (genitive singular eiðs, nominative plural eiðar)

  1. oath

Declension

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    Declension of eiður
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eið eiðinn eiðar eiðarnir
accusative eið eiðinn eiða eiðana
dative eiði eiðinum eiðum eiðunum
genitive eiðs eiðsins eiða eiðanna

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