efna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛpna/
    Rhymes: -ɛpna

Etymology 1

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Verb

efna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative efndi, supine efnt)

  1. to carry out, to fulfil
  2. to keep (a promise, an appointment)
    Ég efni alltaf loforð mín.
    I always keep my promises.
  3. to prepare, to make arrangements
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • standa við

Etymology 2

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Verb

efna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative efnaði, supine efnað)

  1. to gather or choose material (for something)
  2. to prepare, to make arrangements
  3. (mediopassive) to gather wealth, grow wealthy
Conjugation

Old Norse

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈevna/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *abnijaną.

Verb

efna

  1. to perform, fulfil
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Icelandic: efna
  • Faroese: evna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: evna, evne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: evne
  • Swedish: ämna
  • Danish: evne

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

efna

  1. to prepare, make arrangements
Conjugation
Descendants

References

  • efna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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