ekkja

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛʰt͡ʃːa/ Rhymes: -ɛʰt͡ʃːa === Noun === ekkja f (genitive singular ekkju, plural ekkjur) (archaic) widow ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== einkja == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛhca/ Rhymes: -ɛhca === Noun === ekkja f (genitive singular ekkju, nominative plural ekkjur) widow ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ekkill === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “ekkja”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === ęnkja — Old East Norse === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”). === Noun === ekkja f widow (poetic) maiden, lass c. 850, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Haustlǫng, stanza 15: ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: ekkja Faroese: ekkja Norwegian Nynorsk: ekkje (today non-standard) Old Danish: ænkiaDanish: enkeFaroese: einkjaNorwegian Bokmål: enkeNorwegian Nynorsk: enke, enkje Old Swedish: ænkiaElfdalian: aintjaSwedish: änka ==== See also ==== hæll === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “ekkja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “ekkja”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)