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æða

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse æðr.

Noun

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æða f (genitive singular æðu, plural æður)

  1. eider
  2. common eider (Somateria mollissima)
  3. female eider (except female king eider)

Declension

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f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æða æðan æður æðurnar
accusative æðu æðuna æður æðurnar
dative æðu æðuni æðum æðunum
genitive æðu æðunnar æða æðanna

Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse œða, from Proto-Germanic *wōdijaną. Cognate with wüten.

Verb

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æða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative æddi, supine ætt)

  1. to rage
    Synonym: ólmast
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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æða f (genitive singular æðu, nominative plural æður)

  1. (anatomy) choroid
Declension
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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æða

  1. indefinite genitive plural of æð

Old Norse

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Noun

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æða

  1. genitive plural of æðr