hné

See also: hne and HNE

Icelandic

Etymology

From older kné (h- began to replace k- in the 1500s), from Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̥jɛː/
  • Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

hné n (genitive singular hnés, nominative plural hné)

  1. a knee

Declension
declension of hné
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hné hnéð hné hnén
accusative hné hnéð hné hnén
dative hné hnénu hnjám hnjánum
genitive hnés hnésins hnjáa hnjánna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Verb

hné

  1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of hníga
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