eimr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

eimi

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aimaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews- (“to burn”).

Noun

eimr m (genitive eims, plural eimar)

reek, vapor

Declension

Declension of eimr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	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
Faroese: eimur
Norwegian Nynorsk: eim

References

eimi, eimr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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