Meaning of eg | Babel Free

Definitions

1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
   archaic, poetic
2. obsolete spelling of ég
   alt-of, obsolete
3. I (first-person singular pronoun)

Equivalents

Examples

“Og Guð sagði: sjá, eg gef ykkur alls konar sáðberandi jurtir […]”

Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant […] ” (NIV)

“Upp, upp, mín sál og allt mitt geð, upp mitt hjarta og rómur með, hugur og tunga hjálpi til. herrans pínu ég minnast vil. translation by William Charles Green: Up, up, my soul and all my mind, Up, O my heart and voice combined; Help, thought and tongue; for I would fain Wake memory of our Lord's dear pain. translation published in Parergon, issues 1–13 (1971), page 31:”

Up, up my soul and all my mind, up my heart and voice as well. Thought and tongue help out. I intend to remember the Lord's suffering.

“Kvíði ég ei dauða, konulaus maður, I fear not death,”

“— Þekki ég þig? sagði hann. Um hvað ertu að tala? Hver ertu? — Ég heiti Erlendur. Ég er að rannsaka morð á manni að nafni Holberg í Reykjavík.”

"Do I know you?" he said. "What are you talking about? Who are you?" "My name’s [=I am called] Erlendur. I’m investigating the murder of a man from Reykjavik by the name of Holberg."

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