Noun: eyra
Gender: n
Declension:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | eyra |
| Sg. Def. | eyrað |
| Pl. Indef. | eyru |
| Pl. Def. | eyrun |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | eyra |
| Sg. Def. | eyrans |
| Pl. Indef. | eyrna |
| Pl. Def. | eyrnanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | eyra |
| Sg. Def. | eyranu |
| Pl. Indef. | eyrum |
| Pl. Def. | eyrunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | eyra |
| Sg. Def. | eyrað |
| Pl. Indef. | eyru |
| Pl. Def. | eyrun |
Sample Sentences
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Inn vari gestur
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er til verðar kemur
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þunnu hljóði þegir,
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eyrum hlýðir,
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en augum skoðar. (The knowing guest
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who goes to the feast,
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In silent attention sits;
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With his ears he hears,
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with his eyes he watches,
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Thus wary are wise men all.) [c. 1270s, Hávamál (English source, Icelandic source)]
Nouns inflected like eyra
glóðurauga,
músareyra,
nálarauga,
eista,
lunga,
milta,
bjúga,
hornauga,
kýrauga,
gagnauga,
miðeyra,
sæbjúga,
glóðarauga,
eyra,
auga,
nýra,
Etymology
From Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-. See: Old Norse Nouns '
eyra'.
Verbs referencing "eyra"
English Nouns
ear.
Translations