English

Alternative forms

• 'Eid, 'eid

Proper noun

Eid ‎(plural Eids)

1. (Islam) A Muslim religious festival.

Derived terms

• Eid al-Fitr
• Eid al-Adha
• Eid Mubarak

Translations

Anagrams

• die
• EDI
• ide, IDE
• IED

German

Etymology

From Middle High German eit, from Old High German eid, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-. Compare Dutch eed, English oath, Danish ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaɪ̯t]
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯t

Noun

Eid m ‎(genitive Eides or Eids, plural Eide)

1. oath

Declension

Synonyms

• Gelübde
• Schwur
• Versprechen

Derived terms

• Eidgenosse

Anagrams

• die

Norwegian

Proper noun

Eid

1. A municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.

Plautdietsch

Noun

Eid m ‎(plural Eide)

1. oath

English

Noun

eid ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Eid

Etymology 2

From English dialectal eid, from Old Norse eið ‎(“an isthmus, neck of land”), from Proto-Germanic *aidiją ‎(“isthmus, strait”), of uncertain origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁y- ‎(“to go”). Cognate with Icelandic eið, eiði, Faroese eið, eiði ‎(“isthmus”), Norwegian eid ‎(“isthmus”), Swedish ed. Compare Latin eō ‎(“go, proceed”, verb).

Alternative forms

• ed, aith

Noun

eid ‎(plural eids)

1. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) An isthmus or narrow neck of land jutting out into the sea; a sandbank cast up by the sea across the head of an open bight or inlet and having a lagoon inside it.

Anagrams

• die, EDI, ide, IDE, IED

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eið, from Proto-Germanic *aidą, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‎(“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Swedish ed, Icelandic eið, and Faroese eið.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æɪd/

Noun

eid n ‎(definite singular eidet, indefinite plural eid, definite plural eida or eidene)

1. an isthmus

References

• “eid”, in: Bjorvand & Lindeman, Våre arveord, rev. ed. Oslo, 2007.
• “eid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• eiet
• ått

Verb

eid

1. past participle of eie

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.

Noun

eid m ‎(definite singular eiden, indefinite plural eidar, definite plural eidane)

1. an oath

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eið, from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‎(“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Swedish ed, Icelandic eið, and Faroese eið.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æɪd/

Noun

eid n ‎(definite singular eidet, indefinite plural eid, definite plural eida)

1. an isthmus

References

• “eid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, whence also Old Saxon ēth, Old English āþ, Old Norse eiðr, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 ‎(aiþs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eit/

Noun

eid m

1. oath

Descendants

• Middle High German: eit
  • German: Eid
  • Luxembourgish: Eed

Portuguese

Noun

eid m (plural eids)

1. (Islam) Eid (Muslim religious festival)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əi̯d/

Verb

eid

1. (literary) impersonal imperfect / conditional of mynd

Synonyms

• elid