Eiga

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

eiga Old Icelandic word can mean:

eiga

I)

eiga

(á, átta, áttr), v.

eiga

1) to own, possess (Starkaðr átti hest góðan);

eiga

2) to have (~ börn, föður, móður, vin);

eiga

~ konu, to have her for wife;

eiga

hann átti Gró, he was married to G.;

eiga

hann gekk at ~ Þóru, he took Th. for his wife, he married Th.;

eiga

enga vil ek þessa ~, I will not marry any of these;

eiga

~ heima, to have a home, to live (þeir áttu heima austr í Mörk);

eiga

~ sér e-t = ~ e-t (Höskuldr átti sér dóttur, er Hallgerðr hét);

eiga

~ ván e-s, to have hope of a thing, to reckon upon;

eiga

~ hlut at or í e-u, to have a share in a thing, to be concerned in;

eiga

~ vald á e-u, to have within one’s power;

eiga

3) to be under obligation, be obliged, have to do a thing;

eiga

tólf menn, þeir er fylgð áttu með konungi, who were bound to attend the king’s person;

eiga

á ek þar fyrir at sjá, I am bound (I have) to see to that;

eiga

átti Hrútr för í Vestfjorðu, H. had to go to the V.;

eiga

4) to have a right (claim) to, be entitled to (~ högg ok höfn í skóginum);

eiga

~ mál í e-m, to have a charge against one;

eiga

~ rétt á sér, to have a (personal) claim to redress;

eiga

5) to keep, hold;

eiga

~ fund, þing, samkvámu, stefnu, to hold a meeting;

eiga

~ kaupstefnu, to hod a market;

eiga

~ orrustu við e-n, to fight a battle with one;

eiga

~ högg við e-n, to exchange blows with one;

eiga

~ illt við e-n, to quarrel with;

eiga

~ tal (or mál) við e-n, to speak, converse with one;

eiga

6) as an auxiliary with pp. = hafa (þat er við áttum mælt);

eiga

~ skilit, to have stipulated;

eiga

7) to have to (skal Þ. eigi at því ~ at spotta);

eiga

~ hendr sínar it verja, to have to act in self-defence;

eiga

~ um vandræði at halda, to be in a strait;

eiga

8) ~ e-m e-t, to owe to one (mun æ, hvat þú átt þeim er veitir);

eiga

9) to be the person denoted by a thing;

eiga

þat muntu ætla, at ek mun ~ hinn bleika uxann, that the fawn-coloured ox means me;

eiga

10) with preps.:

eiga

~ e-t at e-m, to have something due from one, to expect from one (þat vil ek ~ at þér, at þú segir mér frá ferð þinni);

eiga

to deserve from one (ok á ek annat at þér);

eiga

þeir er mikit þóttust at sér ~, had much in their power;

eiga

~ e-t eptir, to have to do yet, to have left undone (þat áttu eptir, er erfiðast er, en þat er at deyja);

eiga

to leave behind one (andaðist ok átti eptir tvá sonu vaxna);

eiga

~ e-t saman, to own in common;

eiga

~ skap saman, to agree well, be of one mind;

eiga

eigi veit ek, hvárt við eigum heill saman, whether we shall live happy together;

eiga

~ saman, to quarrel, = ~ deild saman;

eiga

~ um við e-n, to have to deal with (við brögðótta áttu nú um);

eiga

þar sem við vini mína er um at ~, where my friends are concerned;

eiga

~ e-t undir e-m, to have in another’s hands;

eiga

Njáll átti mikit fé undir Starkaði ok í Sandgili, N. had much money out at interest with St. and at Sandgil, er sá eigi vel staddr, er líf sitt á undir þinum trúnaði, whose life depends on thy good faith;

eiga

~ mikit (lítit) undir sér, to have much (little) in one’s power;

eiga

far þú við marga menn, svá at þú eigir allt undir þér, that the whole matter rests in thy own hands;

eiga

hann sá, at hann átti ekki undir sér, that he had no influence;

eiga

~ við e-n, to have to do with, fight with (brátt fundu þeir, at þeir áttu þar ekki við sinn maka);

eiga

ekki á ek þetta við þik, this is no business between thee and me;

eiga

~ gott (illt) við e-n, to be on good (bad) terms with one;

eiga

~ við konu, to have intercourse with, = ~ lag (samræði) við konu;

eiga

recipr., ~st við, to deal with one another; fight, quarrel;

eiga

~st við deildir, to be engaged in strife;

eiga

áttust þeir höggvaskipti við, they exchanged blows with one another.

eiga

II)

eiga

f.

eiga

1) possession;

eiga

kasta sinni eigu, leggja sína eigu, í e-t, to take possession of;

eiga

2) property.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚴᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary