eiða

See also: eida

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aiþį̄, *aiþǭ.

Noun

eiða f

  1. (poetic) mother
Declension
  Declension of eiða (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eiða eiðan eiður eiðurnar
accusative eiðu eiðuna eiður eiðurnar
dative eiðu eiðunni eiðum eiðunum
genitive eiðu eiðunnar eiðna eiðnanna

References
  • eiða in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

eiða

  1. genitive plural of eið
  2. genitive plural of eiði
  3. genitive plural of eiðr
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