Eigin

Old Icelandic Dictionary - eigin

Meaning 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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