þjónan

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• þjónkan

Etymology

From þjóna (“to serve, attend”) +‎ -an.

Noun

þjónan f (genitive -ar, plural -ir)

1. service
2. attendance

Conjugation

Declension of þjónan (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þjónun	þjónunin	þjónanir	þjónanirnar
accusative	þjónun	þjónunina	þjónanir	þjónanirnar
dative	þjónun	þjónuninni	þjónanum	þjónanunum
genitive	þjónanar	þjónanarinnar	þjónana	þjónananna

Descendants

• Icelandic: þjónan

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þjónan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 513; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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