eggjan

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse eggjan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛt͡ʃːan/

Noun

eggjan f (genitive singular eggjanar, plural eggjanir)

  1. encouragement
    Synonyms: tileggjan, tilstuðling

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eggjan eggjanin eggjanir eggjanirnar
accusative eggjan eggjanina eggjanir eggjanirnar
dative eggjan eggjanini eggjanum eggjanunum
genitive eggjanar eggjanarinnar eggjana eggjananna

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

From eggja (“to incite”) +‎ -an.

Noun

eggjan f (genitive -ar, plural -ir)

  1. egging on, goading

Declension

Declension of eggjan (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eggjan eggjanin eggjanir eggjanirnar
accusative eggjan eggjanina eggjanir eggjanirnar
dative eggjan eggjaninni eggjunum eggjununum
genitive eggjanar eggjanarinnar eggjana eggjananna

Further reading

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