Eigin

Old Norse Dictionary - eigin

Meaning of Old Norse word "eigin" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

eigin Old Norse word can mean:

eigin: n. [Ulf. aigin = οὐσία], one’s own, of property; sitt eigin, his own, Stj. 448; girnask annars eigins, Hom. 54, Fms. ix. 453, v. l., Grág. ii. 191 (rare), vide eign.

eigin: II. a seed, Edda (Gl.); cp. the Norse iend or ejende = the first sprouts of corn, Ivar Aasen.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚴᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

cp.: compare.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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