æja

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːja/
    Rhymes: -aiːja
    Homophone: ægja

Etymology 1

From Old Norse æja, probably from a Proto-Germanic *ahjaną, related to Sanskrit अशनाति (aśnā́ti, eat), Ancient Greek άκολος (ákolos, morsel).

Verb

æja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative áði, supine áð)

  1. when traveling, to stop to rest or eat

Etymology 2

Likely from a Proto-Germanic *ahjǭ, related to æja (1).

Noun

æja f (genitive singular æju, nominative plural æjur)

  1. a small piece of something
Declension

Etymology 3

From the interjection æ.

Verb

æja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative æjaði, supine æjað)

  1. to say æ; to complain in reaction to pain or disappointment
Conjugation

Etymology 4

Alteration of jæja.

Interjection

æja

  1. (slang, nonstandard) well, well then

References

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