eikja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

eikja f (definite singular eikja, indefinite plural eikjer or eikjor, definite plural eikjene or eikjone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of eikje
2. definite singular of eikje

Anagrams

• kjeia

Old Norse

Etymology

From eik (“oak”).

Noun

eikja f (genitive eikju)

1. a small ferry
2. a logboat (made of oak)

Declension

Declension of eikja (weak jōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eikja	eikjan	eikjur	eikjurnar
accusative	eikju	eikjuna	eikjur	eikjurnar
dative	eikju	eikjunni	eikjum	eikjunum
genitive	eikju	eikjunnar	eikna	eiknanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: eikja
• Norwegian Nynorsk: eikja, eikje; (dialectal) eikj, øykj
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: eike
• Swedish: eka; (dialectal) öka
• Danish: ege
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eke

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “eikja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive