eimr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- eimi
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aimaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews- (“to burn”).
Noun
eimr m
- reek, vapor
Declension
Declension of eimr (strong a-stem)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | eimr | eimrinn | eimar | eimarnir |
accusative | eim | eiminn | eima | eimana |
dative | eimi | eiminum | eimum | eimunum |
genitive | eims | eimsins | eima | eimanna |
Related terms
- eimyrja
- ím
Descendants
- Icelandic: eimur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: eim
References
- eimi, eimr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.