eineygr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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einn (one) +‎ eygr (eyed).

Adjective

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eineygr

  1. one-eyed
    • c. 900 Þorbjǫrn hornklofi, Hrafnsmál, st. 12[1]
      Valr lá þar á sandi · vitinn inum eineygja
      Friggjar faðmbyggvi; · fǫgnuðum dǫ́ð slíkri.
      The slain lay there on the sand, dedicated to the one-eyed
      bosom-dweller [HUSBAND] of Frigg [= Odin]—we rejoiced in such deeds.

Declension

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