æður

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ. Cognate to the form æðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːʊɹ/

Noun

æður f (genitive singular æðar, plural æðrar)

1. (Suðuroy) vein, vessel

Declension

f18	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æður	æðurin	æðrar	æðrarnar
accusative	æður	æðrina	æðrar	æðrarnar
dative	æður	æðrini	æðrum	æðrunum
genitive	æðar	æðarinnar	æðra	æðranna

Synonyms

• æðr (rest of the country)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaiːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -aiːðʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse æðr, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ēdī, cognate with Sanskrit आति (āti, “aquatic bird”), or else from Proto-Germanic *awidō, cognate with Latin avis (“bird”).

Noun

æður f (genitive singular æðar, nominative plural æðar)

1. eider

   Synonym: æðarfugl

Declension

Declension of æður (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æður	æðurin	æðar	æðarnar
accusative	æði	æðina	æðar	æðarnar
dative	æði	æðinni	æðum	æðunum
genitive	æðar	æðarinnar	æða	æðanna

Note: Several other variations have existed: plural æðir; genitive singular æður, plural æður; full r-stem declension with genitive singular æðrar, plural æðrar. These are generally obsolete or nonstandard.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ. Now replaced by the form æð.

Noun

æður f (genitive singular æðrar, nominative plural æðrar) or
æður f (genitive singular æðar, nominative plural æðar)

1. (obsolete) vein

Declension

Declension of æður (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æður	æðrin	æðrar	æðrarnar
accusative	æður	æðrina	æðrar	æðrarnar
dative	æður	æðrinni	æðrum	æðrunum
genitive	æðrar	æðrarinnar	æðra	æðranna

Declension of æður (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æður	æðurin	æðar	æðarnar
accusative	æði	æðina	æðar	æðarnar
dative	æði	æðinni	æðum	æðunum
genitive	æðar	æðarinnar	æða	æðanna

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Norse œðr, from Proto-Germanic *wōdijaz. Now mostly replaced by the variant væður.

Adjective

æður (not comparable)

1. wadeable

Declension

positive forms of æður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	æður	æð	ætt
	accusative	æðan	æða
	dative	æðum	æðri	æðu
	genitive	æðs	æðrar	æðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	æðir	æðar	æð
	accusative	æða
	dative	æðum
	genitive	æðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	æði	æða	æða
	acc/dat/gen	æða	æðu
	plural (all-case)	æðu

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

æður

1. inflection of æða:
   1. indefinite nominative plural
   2. indefinite accusative plural