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Eid

Eid

See also: eid, eið, -eid, 'eid, and 'Eid

English

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Proper noun

Eid (plural Eids)

  1. (Islam) A Muslim religious festival.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German eit, from Old High German eid, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-. Compare Dutch eed, English oath, Danish ed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔaɪ̯t]
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯t

Noun

Eid m (genitive Eides or Eids, plural Eide)

  1. oath

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Eid

  1. A municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.

Plautdietsch

Noun

Eid m (plural Eide)

  1. oath

eid

eid

See also: Eid, eið, 'eid, -eid, and 'Eid

English

Noun

eid (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Eid

Etymology 2

From English dialectal eid, from Old Norse eið (an isthmus, neck of land), from Proto-Germanic *aidiją (isthmus, strait), of uncertain origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁y- (to go). Cognate with Icelandic eið, eiði, Faroese eið, eiði (isthmus), Norwegian eid (isthmus), Swedish ed. Compare Latin (go, proceed, verb).

Alternative forms

  • ed, aith

Noun

eid (plural eids)

  1. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) An isthmus or narrow neck of land jutting out into the sea; a sandbank cast up by the sea across the head of an open bight or inlet and having a lagoon inside it.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eið, from Proto-Germanic *aidą, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (go) and Latin eo. Cognate with Swedish ed, Icelandic eið, and Faroese eið.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æɪd/

Noun

eid n (definite singular eidet, indefinite plural eid, definite plural eida or eidene)

  1. an isthmus

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Etymology 2

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Verb

eid

  1. past participle of eie

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.

Noun

eid m (definite singular eiden, indefinite plural eidar, definite plural eidane)

  1. an oath

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eið, from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (go) and Latin eo. Cognate with Swedish ed, Icelandic eið, and Faroese eið.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æɪd/

Noun

eid n (definite singular eidet, indefinite plural eid, definite plural eida)

  1. an isthmus

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, whence also Old Saxon ēth, Old English āþ, Old Norse eiðr, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (aiþs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eit/

Noun

eid m

  1. oath

Descendants

  • Middle High German: eit
    • German: Eid
    • Luxembourgish: Eed

Portuguese

Noun

eid m (plural eids)

  1. (Islam) Eid (Muslim religious festival)

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əi̯d/

Verb

eid

  1. (literary) impersonal imperfect / conditional of mynd

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