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eða.

or

3 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

conj[ɛða][ˈɛːða]

  1. or

    Það er annað hvort ég eða hann.
    Viltu fara í bíó eða út að borða?
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse eða, from Proto-Germanic *efþau and thus related to Old High German odar, Old English oþþe, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau).

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