eiginn

See also: èiginn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz.

Adjective

eiginn m

  1. one's own
    Ég sá þetta með mínum eigin augum!
    I saw it with my own eyes!

Derived terms

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, past participle of *aiganą, whence also eiga.

Adjective

eiginn

  1. own, proper

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: eiginn
  • Faroese: egin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eigen
    • Norwegian Bokmål: eigen
  • Elfdalian: iegen
  • Old Swedish: ēghin
  • Danish: egen
    • Norwegian Bokmål: egen

References

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