eyður

== Faroese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛiːjʊɹ/ Rhymes: -ɛiːjʊɹ Homophones: Eyður, eygur === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *audaz whence also Icelandic auður. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd; Old English ēad (“happiness”); Old High German ōt. ==== Noun ==== eyður m (genitive singular eyðs, uncountable) wealth, riches ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse auðr (“desolate”), from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz whence also Icelandic auður, Norwegian aud and ød, Danish ød, Swedish öd. Cognate with Old English ēaþ, īeþe, and Old High German ōdi. ==== Adjective ==== eyður (comparative eyðari, superlative eyðastur) desolate empty ===== Inflection ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (desolate): oyðin (empty): tómur