Eir

Faroese

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Norse mythology) Eir, Old Norse goddess of medicine.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse eir (brass, copper, gentleness, pardon).

Origin

Old Norse

eir

Gloss

brass, copper, gentleness, pardon

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • *aiz Proto-Germanic
  • eir Norwegian Nynorsk
  • eir Old Norse
  • eir Icelandic
  • eer Old Danish