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ekkja

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, alone).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ekkja f (genitive singular ekkju, plural ekkjur)

  1. (archaic) widow

Declension

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f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ekkja ekkjan ekkjur ekkjurnar
accusative ekkju ekkjuna ekkjur ekkjurnar
dative ekkju ekkjuni ekkjum ekkjunum
genitive ekkju ekkjunnar ekkja ekkjanna

Synonyms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, alone).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ekkja f (genitive singular ekkju, nominative plural ekkjur)

  1. widow

Declension

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References

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, alone).

Noun

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ekkja f

  1. widow
  2. (poetic) maiden, lass

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: ekkja
  • Faroese: ekkja

See also

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References

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  • ekkja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)