eðli

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eðli, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz.

Noun

eðli n (genitive singular eðlis, nominative plural eðli)

1. innate qualities, nature, disposition

Declension

Declension of eðli (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eðli	eðlið	eðli	eðlin
accusative	eðli	eðlið	eðli	eðlin
dative	eðli	eðlinu	eðlum	eðlunum
genitive	eðlis	eðlisins	eðla	eðlanna

Derived terms

• eðlismunur

 

References

• “eðli” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• øðli

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aþuliją.

Noun

eðli n

1. nature, inborn characteristics

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• aðall (“noble”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: eðli
• Jamtish: øðłe