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Nynorn

Etymology

From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932): Jakobsen, Jakob

*ek [ek], pron., I, O.N. ek; only in an old Norn fragment, the verse: Skjere, skjere skulma! ek ska(l) skjera (I shall cut) — see Introd. In the Foula-ballad (Hildina-ballad), by assimilation, “yach” and “yagh” (cf. Sw. jag). — Acc. sing., mog [mɔg, mȯg], me, O.N. mik, is preserved in the verse about the crow and the crab; cf. “moch” in the Foula-ballad. mier and mir, me, in dat. sing., O.N. mér, are found in the Foula-ballad. nom. pl.: *vi (Lord’s Prayer), we, O.N. vér, pl., and vit, dual; vi is most prob. developed from “vit”, like *di (see du, pron.) from “þit”. *vus and *wus (Lord’s Prayer), acc. dat. pl., us, O.N. oss. — Cf. min (mine), poss. pron.

Pronunciation

IPA (Mainland Shetland, Orkney): /ɛg/
IPA (West Shetland): /jaɣ/

Alternate Forms

jag (West Shetland)

Pronoun

eg

I (first-person singular pronoun)

Inflection

Nynorn personal pronouns
number	first person	second person	reflexive	third person
case	singular			singular masculine	singular feminine	singular neuter
nominative	eg, jag	dú		hann	hún	dað
accusative	mog	dog	sog	hann	hana	dað
dative	mjér	djér	sjér	hónon	henni	dí
genitive	mín	dín	sín	hans	hennar	dess
case	plural			plural masculine	plural feminine	plural neuter
nominative	ví	dí		dir	der	de
accusative	vus	dor	sog	då	der	de
dative	vus	dor	sjer	dem	dem	dem
genitive	vóra, våra	dora	sín	derra	derra	derra

Synonyms

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 == Nynorn ==
 === Etymology ===
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+From {{inh|nrn|non|ek}}, from {{inh|nrn|gmq-pro|ᛖᚲ}}, from {{inh|nrn|gem-pro|*ek}}, from {{inh|nrn|ine-pro|*éǵh₂}}.
+=== Shetland use ===
+{{Jakobsen/s}}{{*}}'''ek''' [ek], {{nornabr|pron.}}, ''I,'' {{nornabr|O.N.|Old Northern}} ek; only in an old Norn fragment, the verse: {{nornsp|Skjere, skjere skulma! ek ska(l)}} {{nornsp|skjera}} ''(I shall cut)'' — see <!-- link -->Introd. In the Foula-ballad (Hildina-ballad), by assimilation, “yach” and “yagh” ({{nornabr|cf.}} {{nornabr|Sw.}} jag). — {{nornabr|Acc.}} {{nornabr|sing.}}, {{nornsp|mog}} [mɔg, mȯg], ''me,'' {{nornabr|O.N.|Old Northern}} mik, is preserved in the verse about the crow and the crab; {{nornabr|cf.}} “moch” in the Foula-ballad. {{nornsp|mier}} and {{nornsp|mir}}, ''me,'' in {{nornabr|dat.|dative}} {{nornabr|sing.}}, {{nornabr|O.N.|Old Northern}} mér, are found in the Foula-ballad. {{nornabr|nom.|nominative}} {{nornabr|pl.|plural}}: *{{nornsp|vi}} (Lord’s Prayer), ''we,'' {{nornabr|O.N.|Old Northern}} vér, {{nornabr|pl.|plural}}, and vit, dual; {{nornsp|vi}} is most {{nornabr|prob.}} developed from “vit”, like *{{nornsp|di}} (see {{nornsp|du}}, {{nornabr|pron.}}) from “þit”. *{{nornsp|vus}} and *{{nornsp|wus}} (Lord’s Prayer), {{nornabr|acc.}} {{nornabr|dat.|dative}} {{nornabr|pl.|plural}}, ''us'', {{nornabr|O.N.|Old Northern}} oss. — {{nornabr|Cf.}} {{nornsp|min}} ''(mine),'' {{nornabr|poss.}} {{nornabr|pron.}}{{Jakobsen/e}}
 === Pronunciation ===
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 {{d|jag}} (West Shetland)
-=== Adverb ===
+=== Pronoun ===
 ;eg
 # I ''(first-person singular pronoun)''