e-t is an abbreviation (forkortelse) for "eitthvat" (Modern Icelandic "eitthvað") and signifies that a noun in this position should be in the nominative (nefnifall) case.
e-m is an abbreviation (forkortelse) for "einhverjum" and signifies that a noun in this position should be in the dative (þágufall) case.
e-s is an abbreviation (forkortelse) for "einhvers" and signifies that a noun in this position should be in the genitive (eignarfall) case.
e-u is an abbreviation (forkortelse) for "einhverju" and signifies that a noun in this position should be in the accusative (þolfall) case.

Source: http://www.northvegr.org/zoega/index.php

Gabriel


On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:35 AM, <CalecM@...> wrote:
 

Zoega uses but does not define the following abbreviations, so I'd be grateful if somebody here would:
e-m
e-n
e-s
e-t
e-u
 
(And any others that I haven't come across but should know.)
 
Kind thanks
   Alec