hegning

Icelandic

Etymology

From hegna +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛkniŋk/

Noun

hegning f (genitive singular hegningar, nominative plural hegningar)

1. punishment

   Synonym: refsing

Declension

Declension of hegning (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hegning	hegningin	hegningar	hegningarnar
accusative	hegningu	hegninguna	hegningar	hegningarnar
dative	hegningu	hegningunni	hegningum	hegningunum
genitive	hegningar	hegningarinnar	hegninga	hegninganna

Derived terms

• hegningarhús (“prison, reformatory, correctional facility”)
• hegningarlög (“correctional law, criminal law”)