eimr

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Old Norse[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

eimi

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *aimaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews- (“to burn”).

Noun[edit]

eimr m (genitive eims, plural eimar)

reek, vapor

Declension[edit]

Declension of eimr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eimr	eimrinn	eimar	eimarnir
accusative	eim	eiminn	eima	eimana
dative	eimi	eiminum	eimum	eimunum
genitive	eims	eimsins	eima	eimanna

Related terms[edit]

eimyrja
ím

Descendants[edit]

Icelandic: eimur
Faroese: eimur
Norwegian Nynorsk: eim

References[edit]

eimi, eimr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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