Eign
Old Icelandic Dictionary - eignMeaning of Old Icelandic word "eign" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
eign Old Icelandic word can mean:
- eign
- f.
- eign
- 1) property, possession; kasta sinni e., leggja e. sína, á e-t, to take possession of;
- eign
- 2) estate, landed property, esp. pl. (hann átti eignir í Vík austr).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚴᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- esp.
- especially.
- pl.
- plural.
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