eigi

This is the 222nd most frequent Icelandic word.


eigi

The Icelandic word "eigi" means "not" or "no" (archaic/poetic) and can also function as an emphatic particle meaning "indeed" or "truly" in specific contexts.


Here, 'eigi' works as a negation, similar to the English 'not'.

Ég vil eigi fara út í rigningunni.

I do not want to go out in the rain.


In this sentence, 'eigi' is a verb, meaning 'owns' or 'possesses'.

Hann sagði að hún eigi hús á landi hans.

He said that she owns a house on his land.


In this case, 'eigi' expresses the absence or rejection, meaning 'did not' or 'does not'.

Þótti okkur hann eigi skilið slíka meðferð.

We thought he did not deserve such treatment.