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Where does “eir” come from?

eir (English) comes from English their, from Old Norse þeirra.

eir (English): Belonging to em

Definitions

  1. Belonging to em

Ancestry of “eir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtheirBelonging to, from, of, or relating to, them;...
2Old Norseþeirra—

Words derived from “eir”

  • eirs
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