Eigin
Old Icelandic Dictionary - eiginMeaning of Old Icelandic word "eigin" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
eigin Old Icelandic word can mean:
- eigin
- I)
- eigin
- n.
- eigin
- 1) one’s own, one’s property;
- eigin
- 2) new sprout of corn.
- eigin
- II)
- eigin
- a. indecl. own, = ~n (var jarðaðr í sinni ~ borg);
- eigin
- this ‘~’ may also be considered as the first part of a compound.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚴᛁᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- indecl.
- indeclinable.
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