No. 898 in Icelandic

eigendur

Owners.

In a sentence

Eigendur búðarinnar ákváðu að stækka hana.
The owners of the store decided to expand it.
"Eigendur" means "owners" and is used here to indicate individuals who possess ownership of the store.
Bókin sem ég fann hafði einhverja óþekkta eigendur.
The book I found had some unknown owners.
"Eigendur" refers to persons who owned the book, emphasizing their status as possessors.
Eigendur hundsins komu að sækja hann.
The dog's owners came to pick him up.
"Eigendur" again means "owners" and denotes those who have responsibility for or possession of the dog.

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