No. 208 in Icelandic

eigin

"Own" or "personal."

In a sentence

Hún skrifaði eigin bók.
She wrote her own book.
The word 'eigin' is used here to mean 'own', emphasizing that the book belongs to the subject.
Hann tók eigin ábyrgðir.
He took his own responsibilities.
Here, 'eigin' is used to highlight personal responsibility, signifying ownership or association with 'responsibilities'.
Eigin heilsu er öllum mikilvæg.
One's own health is important to everyone.
In this sentence, 'eigin' modifies 'health' to refer to 'one's own health', giving it a possessive and individual-specific meaning.

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