Faroese

Noun

ævi f (genitive singular ævi, plural ævir)

1. life, lifetime
2. a long spell, a very long time
3. (plurale tantrum) eternity

Declension

Synonyms

• (life, lifetime): lív, lívstíð, æviskeið

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ævi, from Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaiːvɪ/

  Rhymes: -aiːvɪ

  Homophones: æfi

Noun

ævi f ‎(genitive singular ævi, nominative plural ævir)

1. time
2. life, lifetime
3. biography

Declension

Synonyms

• (life, lifetime): líf, lífstíð, líftími, ævidagar, æviskeið
• (biography): ævisaga, æviágrip

Derived terms

• um aldur og ævi

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄, from *aiwaz, *aiwiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oyus, *h₂eyus ‎(“(allotted) lifetime”). Germanic cognates include Old English ǣ(w) ‎(“law”), Old Frisian ēwe, Old High German ēwa ‎(“eternity”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 ‎(aiws, “age, eternity”). Accusative singular form in Proto-Germanic *aiwį was used as an adverb meaning "ever", and thence came Old Norse æ ‎(“ever, always”). Indo-European cognates include Latin aevum, Ancient Greek αἰών ‎(aiṓn), Sanskrit आयुस् ‎(ā́yus, “life , vital power”) and Old Armenian ոչ ‎(očʿ, “not”).

Noun

ævi f

1. time
2. life, lifetime
3. biography

Descendants

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.