feigur

Faroese

Etymology

From the Old Norse feigr, from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz. Cognates include Old High German feigi (German feige (“cowardly”)); Old English fǣge (English fey) and Dutch veeg. Compare feig.

Adjective

feigur (comparative feigari, superlative feigastur)

1. fey, doomed to death; fated to die, bound by death, death-bound

Declension

feigur a1
Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	feigur	feig	feigt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	feigan	feiga
Dative (hvørjumfall)	feigum	feigari	feigum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(feigs)	(feigar)	(feigs)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	feigir	feigar	feig
Accusative (hvønnfall)	feigar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	feigum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(feiga)

Weak adjectival inflection of feigur
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	feigi	feiga	feiga
Accusative (hvønnfall)	feiga	feigu
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	feigu
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)

Related terms

• feigd

Icelandic

Etymology

From the synonymous Old Norse feigr, from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz. Cognates include Old High German feigi (German feige (“cowardly”)); Old English fǣge (English fey) and Dutch veeg. Compare feig.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eiːɣʏr

Adjective

feigur (comparative feigari, superlative feigastur)

1. fey, doomed to death; fated to die, bound by death, death-bound
2. (archaic) dead

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• allt sýnist feigum fært (all seems possible to those bound by death)
• bráðfeigur
• ekki verður feigum forðað
• hraðfeigur
• ófeigur
• vilja einhvern feigan (to wish someone dead)

Related terms

• feigð

See also

• dauðvona (moribund)