eigin

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See also: éigin and -eigin

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Adjective[edit]

eigin (masculine eigin, feminine eigi, neuter eigi)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of eigen

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *aigin.

Noun[edit]

eigin n

  1. one's own, one's property
  2. new sprout of corn

Declension[edit]

  Declension of eigin (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eigin eiginit eigin eiginin
accusative eigin eiginit eigin eiginin
dative eigni eigninu eignum eignunum
genitive eigins eiginsins eigna eignanna

References[edit]

  • “eigin”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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