Contionary:eje

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk eje, ejue, from Old Skundavisk ejō, aeiō, aeuiō, from Halmisk ᚨᚹᛃᛟ (awjō), from Proto-Germanic *awjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ejɘ/

Noun

eje f. (class 2, genitive eje, plural ejer)

1. island

   Si landeden in eene småe eje.

   They landed in a small island.

Usage notes

The word is now mostly used in proper nouns like Rygeneje (the Rügen island) or Skatheneje (Scandinavia) and is quite uncommon otherwise. The word ejland is used instead.

Synonyms

• ejland

Derived terms

• ejland