# eiga
## Faroese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈaiːja]

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

#### Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, plural eigur)
* possession, property

##### Synonyms

* ogn, eigindómur

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

#### Verb

eiga (third person singular past indicative átti, third person plural past indicative áttu, supine átt)
* to have
* to own
* to beget, give birth to
* should, ought to

##### Conjugation
## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeiːɣa/
    Rhymes: -eiːɣa

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

#### Verb

eiga (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative á, third-person singular past indicative átti, supine átt)
* to have, to be closely related to [with accusative]
    Ég á skemmtilega konu.I have a funny wife.
* to possess, to own [with accusative]
    Synonym: vera með
* to have to, should
    Synonym: vera skylt
    Hann á að mæta í skólann, sama hvað foreldrar hans segja.He's supposed to show up for school, regardless of what his parents say.
* to be said to be by others
    The Matrix á að vera skemmtileg mynd.They say The Matrix is a good movie.

##### Derived terms

* ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi
    Ég á mikið undir eiginmanni mínum.
* eiga á hættu
* eiga eftir
* eiga eftir að gera
* eiga ekkert með að segja
* eiga fullt í fangi
* eiga fyrir
* eiga gott
* eiga heima
* eiga hjá
* eiga í höggi við
* eiga inni
* eiga inni hjá
* eiga inni peninga
* eiga kollgátuna
* eiga kærasta
* eiga kærustu
* eiga langt í land
* eiga margt ógert
* eiga mikið í
* eiga sér langan aðdraganda
* eiga sér stað
* eiga skammt ólifað
* eiga skilið
* eigast
* eiga til
* eiga undir (“to be dependent”) (synonym vera háður)
* eiga vel saman
* eiga við
* eiga yfir höfði sér
* ganga að eigast
* hvað áttu við?

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

#### Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, nominative plural eigur)
* a possession

##### Usage notes

* Often used in plural; eigur (“possessions”).

##### Declension
## Japanese
### Romanization

eiga
* Rōmaji transcription of えいが

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

eiga
* feminine singular of eigen

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga.

#### Alternative forms

* eige (e infinitive)

#### Verb

eiga (present tense eig, past tense eigde or åtte, past participle eigd or eigt or ått, present participle eigande, imperative eig)
* to own
    Er det du som eig denne klokka?Are you the one who owns this watch?

### Etymology 3
#### Alternative forms

* eiget

#### Noun

eiga f
* definite feminine singular of eige

### References

* “eige” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą (“to possess, have, own”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe. Cognate with Old English āgan, Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (aihan).

#### Verb

eiga (singular past indicative átti, plural past indicative áttu, past participle áttr)
* to have, own

##### Descendants

* Icelandic: eiga
* Faroese: eiga
* Norwegian Nynorsk: eiga; (dialectal) ega
* Elfdalian: iegå
* Old Swedish: ǣgha, ēgha
** Swedish: äga
* Danish: eje
** Norwegian Bokmål: eie
* Old Gutnish: aiga

#### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “eiga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aigǭ.

#### Noun

eiga f
* possession
* property

##### Descendants

* Icelandic: eiga
* Faroese: eiga
* Norwegian Nynorsk: eige f or n, eiga f
* Swedish: äga c
* Danish: eje n
** Norwegian Bokmål: eie

#### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “eiga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive