No. 222 in Icelandic
eigi
The Icelandic word "eigi" means "not" or "no" (archaic/poetic) and can also function as an emphatic particle meaning "indeed" or "truly" in specific contexts.
In a sentence
Ég vil eigi fara út í rigningunni.
I do not want to go out in the rain.
Here, 'eigi' works as a negation, similar to the English 'not'.
Hann sagði að hún eigi hús á landi hans.
He said that she owns a house on his land.
In this sentence, 'eigi' is a verb, meaning 'owns' or 'possesses'.
Þótti okkur hann eigi skilið slíka meðferð.
We thought he did not deserve such treatment.
In this case, 'eigi' expresses the absence or rejection, meaning 'did not' or 'does not'.
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