feigur
Faroese
Etymology
From the Old Norse feigr, from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz. Cognates include Old High German feigi (German feige (“cowardly”)); Old English fǣge (English fey) and Dutch veeg. Compare feig.
Adjective
feigur (comparative feigari, superlative feigastur)
- fey, doomed to death; fated to die, bound by death, death-bound
Declension
| feigur a1 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | feigur | feig | feigt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | feigan | feiga | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | feigum | feigari | feigum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (feigs) | (feigar) | (feigs) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | feigir | feigar | feig |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | feigar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | feigum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (feiga) | ||
| Weak adjectival inflection of feigur | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | feigi | feiga | feiga |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | feiga | feigu | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | |||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | |||
| Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | feigu | ||
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | |||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | |||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | |||
Related terms
- feigd
Icelandic
Etymology
From the synonymous Old Norse feigr, from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz. Cognates include Old High German feigi (German feige (“cowardly”)); Old English fǣge (English fey) and Dutch veeg. Compare feig.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eiːɣʏr
Adjective
feigur (comparative feigari, superlative feigastur)
- fey, doomed to death; fated to die, bound by death, death-bound
- (archaic) dead
Declension
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- allt sýnist feigum fært (all seems possible to those bound by death)
- bráðfeigur
- ekki verður feigum forðað
- hraðfeigur
- ófeigur
- vilja einhvern feigan (to wish someone dead)
Related terms
- feigð
See also
- dauðvona (moribund)