eigi

== Faroese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaiːjɪ/ Rhymes: -aiːji Homophones: eiði, Eiði, eiðið === Verb === eigi first-person singular present of eiga == Icelandic == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adverb ==== eigi (dated or formal) not Synonyms: (normal register) ekki, (archaic) ei eigi síðar en ― not later than === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== eigi inflection of eiga: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person plural present subjunctive == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adjective === eigi (non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of eigen == Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === From earlier ne eigi from Proto-Germanic *ni aiw-gin (“never”), from *ne, *ni (“not”) + *aiw (“always, for ever”) + *-gin. See *aiwaz for the middle component. ==== Adverb ==== eigi not Synonyms: né, -at ===== Descendants ===== Danish: ej, ikke Faroese: ei Icelandic: eigi, ei, ekki Norn: ye Norwegian Bokmål: ei, ikkje Norwegian Nynorsk: ei, ikkje Old Swedish: eigh, eighi, ey, ække, ikke Swedish: ej, icke → North Frisian: ai, ei ==== Further reading ==== Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “eigi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *aigô. ==== Noun ==== eigi m (genitive eiga) possession property ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on eigi. == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch eigen. === Adjective === eigi own