Faroese

Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, plural eigur)

1. possession, property

Synonyms

• ogn, eigindómur

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb

eiga ‎(third person singular past indicative átti, third person plural past indicative áttu, supine átt)

1. to have
2. to own
3. to beget, give birth to

Conjugation

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiːɣa/

  Rhymes: -eiːɣa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb

eiga ‎(preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative á, third-person singular past indicative átti, supine átt)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to have, to be closely related to

   Ég á skemmtilega konu.

   I have a funny wife.

2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to possess, to own ^syn.
3. to have to, should ^syn.

   Hann á að mæta í skólann, sama hvað foreldrar hans segja.

   He's supposed to show up for school, regardless of what his parents say.

4. to be said to be by others

   The Matrix á að vera skemmtileg mynd.

   They say The Matrix is a good movie.

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (possess ^def.): vera með
• (have to ^def.): vera skylt

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun

eiga f ‎(genitive singular eigu, nominative plural eigur)

1. a possession

Declension

Usage notes

• Often used in plural; eigur ‎(“possessions”).

Japanese

Romanization

eiga

1. rōmaji reading of えいが

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

eiga

1. feminine singular of eigen

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga.

Alternative forms

• eige (e infinitive)

Verb

eiga ‎(present tense eig, past tense åtte, past participle ått, passive infinitive eigast, present participle eigande, imperative eig)

1. to own

   Er det du som eig denne klokka?

   Is it you who owns this watch?

References

• “eige” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology 3

From Old Norse eiga.

Alternative forms

• eige

Noun

eiga f

1. singular definite of eige

References

• “eige” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą ‎(“to possess, have, own”). Cognate with Old English āgan, Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 ‎(aihan).

Verb

eiga ‎(singular past indicative átti, plural past indicative áttu, past participle áttr)

1. to have, to own

Conjugation

Descendants

References

• eiga in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press