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æs

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse æs, from Proto-Germanic *ansijō. Cognate with Latin ānsa (handle).

Noun

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æs f (genitive singular æsar, plural æsir)

  1. eyelet

Declension

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f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æs æsin æsir æsirnar
accusative æs æsina æsir æsirnar
dative æs æsini æsum æsunum
genitive æsar æsarinnar æsa æsanna

Further reading

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  • "æs" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse æs, from Proto-Germanic *ansijō. Cognate with Latin ānsa (handle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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æs f (genitive singular æsar, nominative plural æsar)

  1. outer edge, border

Usage notes

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Almost exclusively used in the accusative plural in the adverbial phrase út í æsar (in detail, thoroughly).

Declension

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References

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *ēsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēdsto-. Cognate with West Frisian ies (bait, carrion), Dutch aas (bait, carrion) and German Aas (bait, carrion).

Noun

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ǣs n

  1. food, meat
  2. carrion, dead carcass

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ǣs ǣs
accusative ǣs ǣs
genitive ǣses ǣsa
dative ǣse ǣsum
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Descendants

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  • Middle English: ēs, ese, hes

References

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