eygja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eygja, from Proto-Germanic *augijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeiːja/
    Rhymes: -eiːja
    Homophones: eyja, Eyja

Verb

eygja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative eygði, supine eygt)

  1. to eye, sight

Conjugation

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *augijaną.

Verb

eygja (past participle eygðr)

  1. to eye

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: eygja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: øygja, øygje
  • Old Swedish: ø̄ghia

References

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