íg
- noun [ feminine ]
Grammar
Wright's OE grammar
§630;
An island
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Wulf is on iége ic on óðerre fæst is ðæt églond fenne biworpen sindon wælreówe weras ðǽr on íge
the wolf is on one island, I on another; closely is that island surrounded with fen, fierce men are there on the island,
- Exon. 100 b ;
- Th. 380, 6-11 ;
- Rä.1, 4-6.
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The word occurs in names of places:
-- Án ígland ðæt is Meresíg háten,
- Chr. 895 ;
- Erl. 93, 24.
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Hér hǽðne men on Sceápíge sǽtun,
- 855 ;
- Erl. 68, 23.
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Æt Æðelinga íge, [eigge, MS. A.],
- 878 ;
- Erl. 81, 5.
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Of Ceortesíge,
- 964 ;
- Erl. 124, 3.
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On Beardanigge,
- 716 ;
- Erl. 44, 14.
Etymology
Icel. ey frequent in local names,
e. g. Fær-eyjar the Faroe islands, Orkneyjar the Orkneys :
Dan. öe
:
Swed. ö.
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Linked entries
v.
ǽg- éh- eíg eíg-land.
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “íg.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/20450.
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