efja
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛvja/
- Rhymes: -ɛvja
Noun
efja f (genitive singular efju, nominative plural efjur)
- mud
Declension
declension of efja
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | efja | efjan | efjur | efjurnar |
accusative | efju | efjuna | efjur | efjurnar |
dative | efju | efjunni | efjum | efjunum |
genitive | efju | efjunnar | efja | efjanna |
Synonyms
- for
- leðja
- drulla
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *abjǭ, itself derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“from, off, away”).
Noun
efja f
- mud, ooze
Declension
Declension of efja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | efja | efjan | efjur | efjurnar |
accusative | efju | efjuna | efjur | efjurnar |
dative | efju | efjunni | efjum | efjunum |
genitive | efju | efjunnar | efja | efjanna |
Related terms
- af
- ǫfugr
Descendants
- Icelandic: efja
- Norwegian Nynorsk: evje
References
- efja in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press